Optimizing the horizontal structural diversity in uneven-aged northern hardwood stands |
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Authors: | Jeffrey H Gove Stephen E Fairweather Dale S Solomon |
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Institution: | (1) USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, P.O. Box 640, 03824 Durham, NH, USA;(2) The Pennsylvania State University, 16802 University Park, PA, USA |
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Abstract: | Two mathematical programming formulations are presented which allow the determination of diameter distributions that maximize
the diameter class diversity in uneven-aged northern hardwood stands. Distributions generated from these models were found
to be comparable from a management standpoint and could be incorporated into existing linear programming models as alternative
management scenarios. The models presented here provide an initial framework for quantitatively addressing the requirements
of the US National Forest Management Act in matters of diversity in the planning process. |
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Keywords: | diameter distributions non-linear programming Patil-Taillie diversity profiles |
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