Research Article

Effects of Catastrophic Insect Outbreaks on the Harvesting Solutions of Dahurian Larch Plantations

Table 1

Deterministic optimal solution with 3.5% interest rate.

Initial stateDulaer 76Dulaer 80-2Yiershi 48Yiershi 53Yiershi 57Yiershi 58Yiershi 57 O-1Yiershi 57 O-2Yiershi 57 O-3

Biological age (yrs)282430332528242220
Age at breast height (yrs)212127261921191716
Elevation (m)809829893904907857907908910
Site index (SI, m)11.2 12.9 15.8 11.8 8.5 8.5 10.9 10.5 11.0
Dg (cm)12.9 10.9 14.1 13.8 10.5 12.9 12.8 14.2 13.0
Mean height (m)10.9 10.9 16.0 11.9 7.8 8.3 9.8 9.0 9.0
Basal area (m2/ha)30.0 18.5 39.1 37.3 19.4 34.5 29.3 32.5 28.0
Trees/ha215018752050210020252250202521001975

1st thinning (yrs)332935383033292725
 Intensity (%)36.4%31.3%43.5%44.0%40.0%49.1%37.5%30.2%31.6%
 S-trees (%)40.0%28.0%40.0%40.0%40.0%18.0%40.0%40.0%40.0%
 M-trees (%)30.0%26.0%20.0%20.0%36.0%54.0%30.0%30.0%30.0%
 L-trees (%)100.0%100.0%92.5%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%

2nd thinning (yrs)383440433538343230
 Intensity (%)27.1%26.8%31.1%32.1%44.1%41.1%32.1%34.9%30.6%
 S-trees (%)10.9%21.0%40.0%40.0%40.0%35.0%36.0%38.6%29.0%
 M-trees (%)30.0%30.0%30.0%30.0%33.2%38.0%32.0%36.0%36.5%
 L-trees (%)100.0%100.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%

3rd thinning (yrs)4339484043393735
 Intensity (%)26.3%23.0%37.1%41.1%41.6%32.3%41.0%37.1%
 S-trees (%)0.0%0.0%40.0%40.0%36.5%46.0%32.0%21.0%
 M-trees (%)30.0%30.0%30.0%32.0%36.5%26.8%31.6%36.0%
 L-trees (%)100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%

4th thinning (yrs)44454844
 Intensity (%)29.7%41.4%50.3%32.7%
 S-trees (%)0.0%40.0%40.0%52.0%
 M-trees (%)28.0%38.0%40.0%23.0%
 L-trees (%)100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%

5th thinning (yrs)50
 Intensity (%)41.2%
 S-trees (%)32.0%
 M-trees (%)43.5%
 L-trees (%)100.0%

Rotation (yrs)535450585758514742
Ro.dg (cm)16.816.221.3 20.715.9 16.817.318.217.1
M.A.I. (m3/year)7.87.29.88.26.35.86.99.1 9.1
Bare land value ($)11989.5 10748.4 15380.9 11417.2 9236.6 10740.8 12999.1 16476.8 16844.4