Stand dynamics modelling approaches for multicohort management of eastern Canadian boreal forests

Silva Fennica

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 437-448

  Groot, Arthur ^a   Gauthier, Sylvie ^b   Bergeron, Yves ^c  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forests; Canada; Dynamic models; Multi cohort forest management

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BOREAL FORESTS; FOREST VEGETATION SIMULATORS; SILVICULTURE TREATMENT;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SILVICULTURE; STAND DYNAMICS;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 9344253809     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.411     Document Type: Conference Paper

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