Optimal rotations on Eucalyptus plantations including carbon sequestration-A comparison of results in Brazil and Spain

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 229, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 247-258

  Diaz Balteiro, Luis ^a   Rodriguez, Luiz C E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Dynamic programming; Eucalyptus plantations; Optimal rotation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS; OPTIMAL ROTATION;

HARDWOODS;

CARBON; COPPICE; EVERGREEN TREE; MANAGEMENT; PLANTATION; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

CARBON; EUCALYPTUS; OPTIMIZATION;

BRAZIL; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS UROPHYLLA;

EID: 33646903742     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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