May risk aversion lead to near-natural forestry? A simulation study

Forestry

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 527-537

  Roessiger, Joerg ^a   Griess, Verena C ^a   Knoke, Thomas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; CLEARCUTTING; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; LITERATURE REVIEW; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; REGENERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILVICULTURE;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 81855206531     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpr017     Document Type: Review

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