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Project properties |
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| Title | Financial analysis of thinning intensity |
| Group | Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 24-39 |
| Supervisor(s) | Etiënne Thomassen, Frits Mohren |
| Examiner(s) | Frans Bongers / Jan den Ouden |
| Contact info | etienne.thomassen@wur.nl
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| Begin date | 2020/05/01 |
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| Description | MSc thesis (BSc thesis)
Thinning interventions -among other goals- often aim to optimize financial performance of a stand. QD Forest management is a novel management approach aiming to achieve ‘free growth’ of a tree in order to maximize diameter growth and tree vigour and shorten the rotation. It takes the traditional future crop tree management strategy to the extreme; shortening the investment period but also putting ‘all’ the eggs in one basket. The aim of the study is to find the best way to compare thinning strategies with one another, even in extreme cases. The project consists of literature study comparing existing methods and develop an evaluation method and as well as a case study to put the method into practice. By incorporating risk and regeneration the topic can be expanded further. https://www.wur.nl/en/project/Optimizing-thinning-for-quality-timber-.htm Corona proof: i.e.no field work (abroad) or intensive lab studies required Sustainable forest management/ Modelling/ the Netherlands/ Temperate zone/ Desk study |
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| Requirements | FEM-30306 Forest Ecology and Forest Management and
REG-31806 Ecological Methods I |