The Effects of Ice Damage on Management Decisions for Loblolly Pine Plantations located in the Piedmont Region of Virginia

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dc.contributor.authorGoodnow, Robert W. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeechairSullivan, Bradley J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPrisley, Stephen P.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAmateis, Ralph L.en
dc.contributor.departmentForestryen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:32:42Zen
dc.date.adate2002-03-26en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:32:42Zen
dc.date.issued2002-02-15en
dc.date.rdate2003-03-26en
dc.date.sdate2002-03-19en
dc.description.abstractThe effect of ice damage on loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) plantations in the Piedmont region of Virginia was examined to discover if management decisions can minimize net present value losses. A simulation approach was used for the analysis. Loblolly pine plantations were simulated using the growth and yield model, Trulob. Ice damage was factored into the model using prediction equations from a previous study. A decision tree framework was used to determine which management plans resulted in the highest net present value. The results show that ice storms can cause significant losses to the net present value of loblolly plantations. In most instances changing management plans could not minimize losses. In situations where altering management plans can result in higher net present values if ice occurs, landowners should also be aware of the suboptimal net present value they will be returned if these plans are followed and no ice storms occur.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-03192002-000816en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03192002-000816/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/31497en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartgoodnow..pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectForest management under uncertaintyen
dc.subjectVirginia Piedmont forestryen
dc.subjectOptimal stand managementen
dc.subjectIce damageen
dc.titleThe Effects of Ice Damage on Management Decisions for Loblolly Pine Plantations located in the Piedmont Region of Virginiaen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineForestryen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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