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An Economic Framework to Evalutate Tree Improvement

This paper will try to provide a framework within which economic decisions can be made and which can provide some guidelines as to what to strive for in tree improvement. Specifically it will adapt the traditional framework of optimising the rate of return when investing in a forest stand to incorporate tree improvement decisions.


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Author(s): Gerard F. Shreuder

Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Northeastern Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1970