Harvest operations have provided many important operations research (OR) applications. The harvesting process incorporates decisions on areas to harvest, how to buck (or cross cut) trees to obtain demanded products by ...

Tropical forests are characterized by diverse assemblages of plant and animal species compared to temperate forests. Corollary to this general rule is that most tree species, whether valued for timber or not, occur at low ...

The sustainability of current harvest practices for high-value Meliaceae can be assessed by quantifying logging intensity and projecting growth and survival by post-logging populations over anticipated intervals between ...

Water is essential for life and its demand has been growing due to population growth and industrial and agricultural development. Brazil, despite having a large amount of fresh water, still needs to improve its distribution ...