An approach to cork oak forest management planning: A case study in southwestern Portugal

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 233-241

  Costa, A ^a   Oliveira, A C ^a   Vidas, F ^a   Borges, J G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cork harvesting; Cork oak forest management; Harvest scheduling; Linear programming; Quercus suber L.

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GIS; LINEAR PROGRAMING; TIMBER HARVESTING;

PORTUGAL;

QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 77957801631     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-009-0326-y     Document Type: Article

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