Modelling for forest management synergies and trade-offs: Northern hardwood tree regeneration, timber and deer

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 248, Issue , 2013, Pages 103-112

  Millington, James D A ^a   Walters, Michael B ^b   Matonis, Megan S ^c   Liu, Jianguo ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Forestry; FVS; Natural resources; Simulation; Sustainability; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ACER SACCHARUM; DEER MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL DATA; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST GAPS; FOREST GROWTH MODEL; FOREST REGENERATION; FOREST VEGETATION SIMULATOR; FVS; INDIVIDUAL-BASED; LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY; MANAGED FOREST; MODEL OUTPUTS; NORTHERN HARDWOOD FOREST; NORTHERN HARDWOODS; ONTARIO; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION MODEL; SUBMODELS; SUGAR MAPLE; TIMBER HARVESTS; TIME-PERIODS; TREE REGENERATION; US FOREST SERVICE; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; COMMERCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; NATURAL RESOURCES; SUGARS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TIMBER;

REFORESTATION;

DECIDUOUS FOREST; DEER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY MODELING; GROWTH MODELING; NATURAL RESOURCE; REGENERATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TIMBER; TRADE-OFF; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; COMMERCE; ERRORS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL RESOURCES; ONTARIO; REFORESTATION; SIMULATION; SUGARS; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; WILD LIFE;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; CERVIDAE; OSTRYA VIRGINIANA;

EID: 84868543738     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.09.019     Document Type: Article

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