• To model the flows of timber and other resources for forest management planning .
  • To assess tree and stand responses to silviculture treatments and aid in the design and selection of appropriate treatments given management objectives.
  • By linking growth and yield models to wildlife habitat suitability models changes in habitat quality can be assessed.
  • To predict changes in tree and stand values for periods between successive inventories.
  • To evaluate the impact of management policies on the sustainable use of forests
  • To understand the general tree growth responses in relation to habitat characteristics
  • To examine relationships between stand growth and structural diversity
  • To forecast the development of both pure even-aged and mixed-species uneven-aged stands
  • To make decisions for feasible investment options
  • To make comparisons to choose best original spacing, rotation timing
  • To predict work programs when budgeting costs and revenue

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