Matrix model of forest dynamics: An overview and outlook
The Matrix model uses transition matrices to predict future plant and animal population
structures. Having been used to study the dynamics of forests all over the world, the Matrix …
structures. Having been used to study the dynamics of forests all over the world, the Matrix …
An optimal birth control problem for a dynamical population model with size-structure
ZR He, Y Liu - Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications, 2012 - Elsevier
This work is concerned with an optimal control problem for a size-structured population
model, which takes fertility as the control variable. The existence and uniqueness of …
model, which takes fertility as the control variable. The existence and uniqueness of …
Opportunity costs of carbon sequestration in a forest concession in central Africa
M Ndjondo, S Gourlet-Fleury, RJ Manlay… - Carbon balance and …, 2014 - Springer
Background A large proportion of the tropical rain forests of central Africa undergo periodic
selective logging for timber harvesting. The REDD+ mechanism could promote less …
selective logging for timber harvesting. The REDD+ mechanism could promote less …
Forest Management and Carbon Sequestration in Size-Structured Forests: The Case of Pinus sylvestris in Spain
Abstract The Kyoto protocol allows Annex I countries to deduct carbon sequestered by land
use, land-use change, and forestry from their national carbon emissions. J. Thornley and M …
use, land-use change, and forestry from their national carbon emissions. J. Thornley and M …
[BOOK][B] Optimal control of age-structured populations in economy, demography, and the environment
The present volume covers a wide range of topics in mathematical modeling and
optimization of economic, demographic, technological, and environmental processes. Each …
optimization of economic, demographic, technological, and environmental processes. Each …
The optimal selective logging regime and the Faustmann formula
This study analyzes the optimal selective logging regime of a size-distributed forest where
individual trees compete for scarce resources such as space, light, and nutrients. The …
individual trees compete for scarce resources such as space, light, and nutrients. The …
Optimal birth control problems for a nonlinear vermin population model with size-structure
R Liu, G Liu - Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper we investigate theoretically the least cost-size problem and the least cost-
deviation problem for a nonlinear size-structured vermin population model with separable …
deviation problem for a nonlinear size-structured vermin population model with separable …
A bang–bang regime in optimal harvesting of size-structured populations
Age-structured and size-structured population models with a distributed harvesting control
are considered and their qualitative behaviors are compared. The maximum principle and …
are considered and their qualitative behaviors are compared. The maximum principle and …
On the optimal harvesting of size-structured population dynamics
Y Liu, X Cheng, Z He - Applied Mathematics-A Journal of Chinese …, 2013 - Springer
This work is concerned with a kind of optimal control problem for a size-structured biological
population model. Well-posedness of the state system and an adjoint system are proved by …
population model. Well-posedness of the state system and an adjoint system are proved by …
Theory of optimal harvesting for a nonlinear size-structured population in periodic environments
ZR He, R Liu - International Journal of Biomathematics, 2014 - World Scientific
This paper investigates the theoretical aspects for an optimal harvesting problem of a
nonlinear size-structured population model in a periodic environment. We establish the well …
nonlinear size-structured population model in a periodic environment. We establish the well …