Benefit-cost analysis of vegetation management alternatives: An Ontario case study

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 260-273

  Homagain, Krish ^a   Shahi, Chander K ^a   Luckai, Nancy J ^a   Leitch, Mathew ^a   Bell, F Wayne ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerial herbicides; Brush saw; Forest economics; Forest vegetation simulator (FVSOntario); Ground herbicides; Internal rate of return; Net present value

Indexed keywords

AERIAL HERBICIDES; BRUSH SAW; FOREST ECONOMICS; FOREST VEGETATION SIMULATOR; GROUND HERBICIDES; INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN; NET PRESENT VALUE;

BRUSHES; COST ACCOUNTING; EARNINGS; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; HERBICIDES; REAL VARIABLES; VEGETATION; WEED CONTROL;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY MODELING; HERBICIDE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; OPTIMIZATION; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; VOLUME;

ACCOUNTING; BRUSHES; ECONOMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; HERBICIDES; ONTARIO; PLANTS; WEED CONTROL;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 79959963892     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc2011-013     Document Type: Article

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