Optimal harvest scheduling at the forest level in the presence of the risk of fire

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
• Main Authors: Reed, W. J., Errico, D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1986
• Subjects: Fort Nelson
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x86-047; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/x86-047

The effect of fire on forest yields has been well documented in stand-level analyses; however, forest-level effects are less widely known. A set of dynamic equations can be constructed that describe the evolution of a forest under the impact of harvesting and random fire. When fire is treated in a d...