Optimal timber harvest scheduling with spatially defined sediment objectives

Optimal timber harvest scheduling with spatially defined sediment objectives

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Article ID: iaor20031011
Country: Canada
Volume: 30
Issue: 9
Start Page Number: 1494
End Page Number: 1500
Publication Date: Sep 2000
Journal: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
Authors: ,
Keywords: programming: markov decision, scheduling, water
Abstract:

This note presents a simple model formulation that focuses on the spatial relationships over time between timber harvesting and sediment levels in water runoff courses throughout the watershed being managed. A hypothetical example is developed to demonstrate the formulation and show how sediment objectives can be spatially defined anywhere in the watershed. Spatial sensitivity in the example is shown, indicating that, at least in some cases, tracking sediment levels below a watershed may be inadequate for achieving sediment objectives within the watershed itself.

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