The effects of disease on optimal forest rotation: A generalisable analytical framework

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 565-588

  Macpherson, Morag F ^a   Kleczkowski, Adam ^a   Healey, John R ^b   Hanley, Nick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioeconomic modelling; Disease; Faustmann; Forest management; Forestry; Optimal rotation length

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISEASES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TIMBER;

BIO-ECONOMIC MODEL; BIO-ECONOMIC MODELLING; COMPARTMENTAL MODEL; DEVASTATING EFFECTS; FAUSTMANN; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; OPTIMAL ROTATIONS;

FORESTRY;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; DISEASE; DISEASE SPREAD; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MODELING; PATHOGEN; TIMBER; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 85052972554     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: 15731502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-016-0077-4     Document Type: Article

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