Optimal regeneration planning for old-growth forest: Addressing scientific uncertainty in endangered species recovery through adaptive management

Forest Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-172

  Moore, Clinton T ^a   Conroy, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision modeling; Forest planning; Habitat; Optimization; Picoides borealis; Red cockaded woodpecker; Stochasticity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

DECISION MODELING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOREST PLANNING; PICOIDES BOREALIS; RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER; STOCHASTICITY;

FORESTRY;

AUTOMATIC CONTROL; BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY;

PICOIDES BOREALIS;

EID: 33646168363     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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