Forest management optimization in Eucalyptus plantations: A goal programming approach

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 356-366

  Bertomeu, Mercedes ^a   Luis, Diaz Balteiro ^b   Gimé nez, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTIONS; AREA CONTROLS; AVERAGE SIZES; CLASS DISTRIBUTIONS; CONTROL METHODS; EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS; FOREST AREAS; FOREST MANAGEMENTS; GALICIA; GOAL PROGRAMMING; LONG-TERM GOALS; NET PRESENT VALUES; PLANNING HORIZONS;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; ROTATION;

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

AGE CLASS; AGE STRUCTURE; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FRAGMENTATION; HARVESTING; OPTIMIZATION; PLANTATION;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; MODELS; PLANNING; PLANTATIONS; ROTATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 64849105470     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-173     Document Type: Article

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