The effect of site quality on economically optimal stand management

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-46

  Marutani, Teruhiko ^a  

^a KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Even aged stand; Faustmann formula; Natural resource management

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; LOGGING (FORESTRY); NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; TIMBER;

EVEN-AGED STANDS; FAUSTMANN FORMULA; GENERALIZED REDUCED GRADIENT ALGORITHMS; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; OPTIMAL QUANTITY; OPTIMAL ROTATIONS; STAND MANAGEMENT; TIMBER HARVESTING;

SEED;

ALGORITHM; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEEDLING; THINNING; TIMBER HARVESTING;

ALGORITHMS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; HARVESTING; NATURAL RESOURCES; SEEDLINGS; THINNING;

EID: 71849091140     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: 16181530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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