Linear optimization of forest management for dynamic recursive model

Turkovska, O., Gusti, M., Lauri, P., Forsell, N., Havlik, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5551-5085, & Obersteiner, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769 (2015). Linear optimization of forest management for dynamic recursive model. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies 5 (4) 12-18. 10.15587/1729-4061.2015.50966.

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Abstract

Our study presents development of a forest management model based on LP which can be easily integrated into a large-scale dynamic recursive model and contain the instruments providing future consideration for harvesting plans under recursive limitations. We introduce a general structure and simulation algorithm of the model. The forest management algorithm was tested applying historical data of Ukrainian forests. Obtained modeling results demonstrate a correct age class transition. They prove as well adequacy of utilizing benefit losses and delay costs as regulative mechanisms for temporal allocation of forest harvesting. As far as statistic data concerning age structure of Ukrainian forests are not publicly available, FesT was validated by comparing projected forest age structure with results of Global Forest Model (G4M).The comparison shows that the projections of both models are fairly close to each other. The divergence between the results can be explained by difference in forest management modelling approach.

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