Economics of rotation and thinning revisited: The optimality of clearcuts versus continuous cover forestry

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 62, Issue , 2016, Pages 88-94

  Tahvonen, Olli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Continuous cover forestry; Faustmann model; Optimal harvesting; Optimal rotation; Optimal thinning; Uneven aged forestry

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS TIME SYSTEMS; ECONOMICS; REFORESTATION; ROTATION; TIMBER;

CONTINUOUS COVER FORESTRIES; OPTIMAL HARVESTING; OPTIMAL ROTATIONS; OPTIMAL THINNING; UNEVEN-AGED;

FORESTRY;

EID: 84947868850     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2015.08.013     Document Type: Article

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