A density-dependent matrix model and its applications in optimizing harvest schemes

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 108-117

  Shao, Guofan ^a,b   Wang, Fei ^c   Dai, Limin ^b   Bai, Jianwei ^d   Li, Yingshan ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^c INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d State Forestry Administration   (China)

Author keywords

Diameter limit; Diameter transition model; Harvesting intensity; Sustainable forest management; Uneven aged forestry

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; FORESTRY; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DIAMETER LIMIT; DIAMETER TRANSITION MODEL; HARVESTING INTENSITY; UNEVEN-AGED FORESTRY;

HARVESTING;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PINUS; SIMULATION;

EID: 33845810533     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: 1862281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-006-8112-2     Document Type: Article

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