Development of an integrated decision-support model for density management within jack pine stand-types

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 3301-3324

  Newton, Peter F ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algorithmic analogue; Modular based structural stand density management model; Operational utility; Optimal density management regime

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMIC ANALOGUE; ALLOMETRICS; BIOMASS EQUATIONS; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BRANCH DIAMETER; CARBON YIELD; CARBON-BASED; DENSITY CONTROL; DENSITY MANAGEMENT; DENSITY MANAGEMENT REGIME; DIAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; DOMINANT HEIGHT; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; ESTIMATION MODULE; GROUND COMPONENTS; HEIGHT ESTIMATION; INTEGRATED DECISION; JACK PINE; LIVE CROWN RATIO; MODULAR-BASED STRUCTURAL STAND DENSITY MANAGEMENT MODEL; MONETARY VALUE; ONTARIO; OPERATIONAL UTILITY; OPTIMAL DENSITY MANAGEMENT REGIME; OPTIMAL SITE; PARAMETER PREDICTION; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; PINUS BANKSIANA; PLANTING DENSITY; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; QUADRATIC MEAN DIAMETER; SIMULATION STUDIES; SITE-SPECIFIC; STAND DENSITIES; STEM VOLUME; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES; WEIBULL; WOOD DENSITY; YIELD PREDICTION;

BIOMASS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ESTIMATION; HARDWOODS; LUMBER; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; OPTIMIZATION; SAWING; SAWMILLS; STABILITY; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

FORESTRY;

ALGORITHM; ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DATABASE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HEIGHT; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYTOMASS; REGENERATION; THINNING; YIELD;

BIOMASS; DECISION MAKING; DENSITY; ESTIMATION; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; LUMBER; MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; SAW MILLS; SAWING; STABILITY; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 70350438790     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.07.025     Document Type: Article

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