Reinforcement Learning for Stand Structure Optimization of Pinus yunnanensis Secondary Forests in Southwest China

S Xuan, J Wang, Y Chen - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aiming to enhance the efficiency and precision of multi-objective optimization in
southwestern secondary growth of Pinus yunnanensis forests, this study integrated spatial …

A New Tree-Level Multi-Objective Forest Harvest Model (MO-PSO): Integrating Neighborhood Indices and PSO Algorithm to Improve the Optimization Effect of Spatial …

H Qiu, H Zhang, K Lei, X Hu, T Yang, X Jiang - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Accurate, efficient, impersonal harvesting models play a very important role in optimizing
stand spatial structural and guiding forest harvest practices. However, existing studies …

The Strategy for Optimizing the Stand Structure of Pinus tabuliformis Carr. Forests to Enhance the Ecological Function on the Loess Plateau, China

N Wang, H Bi, R Peng, D Zhao, H Yun, Z Liu, D Lan… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
The enhancement of the ecological functions of forests through stand structure optimization
is a key issue for high-quality forestry and its sustainable development on the Loess Plateau …

Optimizing neighborhood-based stand spatial structure: Four cases of boreal forests

L Dong, P Bettinger, Z Liu - Forest Ecology and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past fifty years, societies have placed increasing demands on forests, and their use
has shifted gradually from wood production to the diversified benefits and functions of …

Selection of the Optimal Timber Harvest Based on Optimizing Stand Spatial Structure of Broadleaf Mixed Forests

Q Sheng, L Dong, Y Chen, Z Liu - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is increasing interest in optimizing stand structure through forest management. The
forest structure influences growth and maintains the structure, promoting sustainability …

Simulation of Thinning by Integrating Tree Competition and Species Biodiversity for Target Tree-Based Management of Secondary Forests

L Pang, G Wang, RP Sharma, J Lu, X Tang, L Fu - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study presents auxiliary support techniques for tree selection strategies based on the
spatial structure indices and three competition indices in secondary forests, and discusses …

[HTML][HTML] Selection priority for harvested trees according to stand structural indices

Y Li, G Hui, H Wang, G Zhang, S Ye - iForest-Biogeosciences and …, 2017 - iforest.sisef.org
The selection of trees to be harvested is a core tenet of uneven-aged forest management;
however, few studies have focused on the process of tree selection. A set of stand structural …

Analysis of tree species suitability for plantation forests in Beijing (China) using an optimal random forest algorithm

Y Wang, Z Feng, W Ma - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
For afforestation, it is necessary to consider habitat conditions and their impact on specific
tree species, in order to enable the selection of appropriate species to improve forest …

[PDF][PDF] Restoring monoculture plantation using stand spatial structure analysis

G Gao, G Ding, H Wang, Y Zang, W Liang, Y An… - Forest …, 2013 - fs.revistas.csic.es
Aim of study: To improve the quality of monoculture plantations in China. Area of study:
Structure-based forest management was conducted in Rocky Mountain Area of Northern …

Impacts of different forest management methods on the stand spatial structure of a natural Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata forest in Xiaolongshan, China

P Wan, G Zhang, H Wang, Z Zhao, Y Hu, G Zhang… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Stand spatial structure is a significant factor in forest processes that regulates growth and
promotes sustainability. Close-to-nature forest management (CNFM), structure-based forest …