Optimal structure and development of unevenaged norway spruce forests

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2389-2402

  Tahvonen, Olli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REGENERATION; BASAL AREA; EVEN-AGED MANAGEMENT; GRADIENT BASED; GROWTH CONDITIONS; INTEREST RATES; INTERIOR POINT METHODS; NATURAL REGENERATION; NORWAY SPRUCE; OPTIMAL HARVESTING; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OPTIMAL STRUCTURES; PICEA ABIES (L.) KARST; SAWN TIMBERS; SIZE STRUCTURE; STEADY STATE; THERMAL ZONES; UNEVEN-AGED; UNEVEN-AGED MANAGEMENT; VOLUME MAXIMIZATION;

HARVESTING; MANAGEMENT; PROFITABILITY; REFORESTATION;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

AGE CLASS; BASAL AREA; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY; REGENERATION; STAND STRUCTURE; TIMBER HARVESTING;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; OPTIMIZATION; PICEA ABIES; PROFITABILITY; REFORESTATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 81755175646     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X11-130     Document Type: Article

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