A stochastic dynamic programming approach to optimize short-rotation coppice systems management scheduling: An application to eucalypt plantations under wildfire risk in Portugal

Forest Science

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 353-365

  Ferreira, Liliana ^a   Miguel, F ^b   Jose, G ^c   Garcia Gonzalo, Jordi ^c  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coppice system; Eucalypt; Forest management; Stochastic dynamic programming; Wildfire risk

Indexed keywords

COPPICE SYSTEM; DAMAGE PROBABILITY; DISCOUNT RATES; EUCALYPT; EUCALYPT PLANTATIONS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; FOREST OPERATION; FUEL TREATMENTS; NET REVENUE; NUMBER OF CYCLES; OPTIMAL NUMBER; PORTUGAL; POST-FIRE; SCHEDULE POLICY; SCHEDULING MODELS; SHORT ROTATION COPPICE; SHRUB REMOVAL; STAND MANAGEMENT; STATE VARIABLES; STOCHASTIC DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT; TEST CASE;

COMMERCE; FIRES; FORESTRY; OPTIMIZATION; REFORESTATION; RISKS; ROTATION;

SCHEDULING;

COMMERCE; EUCALYPTUS; FIRES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; OPTIMIZATION; REFORESTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTATION; SCHEDULING;

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 84865473271     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/forsci.10-084     Document Type: Article

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