Economic Trade-Offs of Managing Forests for Timber Production and Vegetative Diversity

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Canadian Jorunal of Forest Research

Publication Date

1994

Volume

24

Issue

6

Abstract

Three indices of forest stand structural and compositional diversity were incorporated into a linear programming timber harvest scheduling model to examine the trade-offs between managing stands for timber production and biodiversity objectives. The indices, based on Shannon's diversity index, characterized stand species diversity, basal area diversity, and vertical crown diversity. While harvest-level objectives were often compatible with the maintenance of vegetative diversity, the maximization of present net value was accompanied by substantial reductions in all three measures of diversity.

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Originally published by the National Research Council - Canada. Abstract available through remote link. Subscription required to access article fulltext.

First Page

1260

Last Page

1265

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