Sawn timber properties of scots pine as affected by initial stand density, thinning and pruning: A simulation based approach

Silva Fennica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 411-431

  Ikonen, Veli Pekka ^a   Kellomäki, Seppo ^a   Peltola, Heli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Knots; Pinus sylvestris L.; Sawing simulator; Shading; Three dimensional modeling

Indexed keywords

DENSE STANDS; INTEGRATED MODELS; KNOTS; LIGHT CONDITIONS; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS L.; SAWN TIMBERS; SCOTS PINE; SELF-PRUNING; SHADING; SIMULATION-BASED; STAND DENSITIES; STAND MANAGEMENT; STEM VOLUME; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE; VALUE OPTIMIZATION;

FORESTRY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; SAWING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TIMBER;

SIMULATORS;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; LIGHT EFFECT; PRUNING; SHADING; THINNING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WOOD QUALITY; YIELD; YIELD RESPONSE;

FOREIGN TRADE; FORESTRY; FORESTS; KNOTS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; SAWING; THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGN;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 70349491218     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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