Forest control and regulation ... a comparison of traditional methods and alternatives

LeRoy C. Hennes; Michael J. Irving; Daniel I. Navon

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Forest control and regulation ... a comparison of traditional methods and alternatives

Informally Refereed

Authors:

LeRoy C. Hennes, Michael J. Irving, Daniel I. Navon

Year:

1971

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Note PSW-RN-231. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 11 p

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Abstract

Two traditional techniques of forest control and regulation-formulas and area-volume check-are compared to linear programing, as used in a new computerized planning system called Timber Resource Allocation Method ( Timber RAM). Inventory data from a National Forest in California illustrate how each technique is used. The traditional methods are simpler to apply and less expensive, but Timber RAM allows a more realistic definition of timber resources and can analyze a wider spectrum of forest management practices.

Keywords

yield regulation, allowable cut, forest management planning, Timber RAM, mathematical models, simulation, linear programing

Citation

Hennes, LeRoy C.; Irving, Michael J.; Navon, Daniel I. 1971. Forest control and regulation ... a comparison of traditional methods and alternatives. Res. Note PSW-RN-231. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 11 p