A silvicultural decision-support algorithm for density regulation within peatland black spruce stands

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 80, Issue , 2012, Pages 115-125

  Newton, Peter F ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Structural stand density management model; Thinning; VB.Net; Volumetric, end product, economic and ecological objectives

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CARBON YIELD; CROP PLANNING; DECISION SUPPORT ALGORITHMS; DENSITY MANAGEMENT REGIME; DIAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; END-PRODUCTS; FOREST MANAGERS; MODELLING STUDIES; MONETARY VALUE; NELDER PLOTS; OPTIMAL DENSITY MANAGEMENT REGIME; OPTIMAL SITE; PARADIGM SHIFTS; PEATLAND BLACK SPRUCE; PICEA MARIANA; SIMULATION ANALYSIS; STAND DENSITIES; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES; THINNING; VB.NET; VOLUMETRIC YIELD; WOOD FIBRE; YIELD PREDICTION;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; OPTIMIZATION; STABILITY; WETLANDS; WOOD;

DECISION MAKING;

ALGORITHM; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECISION MAKING; DIAMETER; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PEATLAND; POPULATION DENSITY; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE; THINNING; VOLUME;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PICEA MARIANA; SILVICULTURE; STAND DENSITY; THINNING; WETLANDS; WOOD;

PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 83655201595     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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