Tree-level harvest optimization for structure-based forest management based on the species mingling index

Forests

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1121-1144

  Bettinger, Pete ^a   Tang, Mengping ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Forest management; Forest planning; Harvest; Heuristic

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

FOREST PLANNING; HARVEST LEVELS; HEURISTIC; INDIVIDUAL TREE; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; OPTIMIZATION APPROACH; STAND STRUCTURES; STRUCTURE-BASED;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; HEURISTICS; OPTIMIZATION; STAND STRUCTURE;

COEFFICIENTS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84930669278     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f6041121     Document Type: Article

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