Optimising the management of uneven-aged Pinus sylvestris L. and Pinus nigra Arn. mixed stands in Catalonia, north-east Spain

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 747-758

  Trasobares, Antoni ^a   Pukkala, Timo ^b  

^a CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Continuous cover forestry; Investment efficiency; Simulation

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; MIXED FOREST; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY; STAND STRUCTURE;

CATALONIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

PINUS NIGRA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 7644234594     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2004071     Document Type: Article

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