Evaluation of loblolly pine management regimes in Mississippi for biomass supplies: A simulation approach

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 65-71

  Guo, Zhimei ^a   Grebner, Donald ^b   Sun, Changyou ^b   Grado, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Forest biomass availability; Loblolly pine; Monetary analysis; Optimal management regimes; Stemwood

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; COSTS; FORESTRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TIMBER;

FOREST BIOMASS; LOBLOLLY PINE; MONETARY ANALYSIS; OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT; STEMWOODS;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; COSTS; ETHANOL; FORESTRY; FORESTS; MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 77950946720     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/34.2.65     Document Type: Article

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