This book provides a focused understanding of contemporary forest management issues through real life examples to engage students. The methodology for the development of quantitatively-derived forest management plans - from gathering information to the implementation of plans at the forest level - are explicit explained. Emphasis is placed on the development of the traditional commodity production forest plans using linear programming, the development of alternative forest plans, and problem resolution in planning.
The authors have developed this book based on their personal experience in teaching forest management courses and the review of ten forestry programs (Auburn University, University of Georgia, Iowa State University, Louisiana State University, Northern Arizona University, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Florida, Virginia Tech, and Oregon State University). The integration of extended case studies of a variety of scenarios as well as the inclusion of a section on report writing will engage students. Acknowledgement and integration of various software packages for forest management provide the most useful tools for those studying forest management and distinguish this book from the competition.
Chapter 1 Management of Forests and Other Natural Resources
Chapter 2 Valuing and Characterizing Forest Conditions
Chapter 3 Geographic Information and Land Classification in Support of Forest Planning
Chapter 4 Estimation and Projection of Stand and Forest Conditions
Chapter 5 Optimization of Tre and Stand Level Objectives
Chapter 6 Graphical Solution Techniques for Two Variable Linear Problems
Chapter 7 Linear Pogramming
Chapter 8 Advanced Planning Techniques
Chapter 9 Forest and Natural Resource Sustainability
Chapter 10 Models of Desired Forest Structure
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