Notes: Implementing Optimal Thinning Strategies

Authors: Riitters, Kurt¹; Brodie, J. Douglas¹

Source: Forest Science, Volume 30, Number 1, 1 March 1984 , pp. 82-85(4)

Publisher: Society of American Foresters

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Abstract:

Optimal thinning regimes for achieving several management objectives were derived from two stand-growth simulators by dynamic programming. Residual mean tree volumes were then plotted against stand density on density management diagrams. The results supported the use of density management diagrams for comparing, checking, and implementing the results of optimization analyses. Forest Sci. 30:82-85.

Keywords: Pseudotsuga menziesii; Pinus ponderosa; growth and yield; relative density; silviculture

Document Type: Miscellaneous

Affiliations: 1: Associate Professor, Department of Forest Management, School of Forestry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331

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