A selection harvesting algorithm for use in spatially explicit individual-based forest simulation models

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 211, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 251-266

  Arii, Ken ^a   Caspersen, John P ^a   Jones, Trevor A ^a   Thomas, Sean C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest management; Gaps; Harvesting algorithm; Selection harvesting; Spatially explicit individual based simulation model; Tolerant hardwoods

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; HARVESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

HARVESTING ALGORITHM; SELECTION HARVESTING; TOLERANT HARDWOODS;

FORESTRY;

ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY MODELING; GAP DYNAMICS; HARVESTING; SILVICULTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SILVICULTURE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 38349116285     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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