Spatial Forest Planning for Optimized Harvest Scheduling

Autor: Mariana Bussolo Stang, Julio Eduardo Arce, Sebastião do Amaral Machado, Pedro Henrique Belavenutti, Luan Demarco Fiorentin
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Floresta e Ambiente, Vol 26, Iss 1 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2179-8087
DOI: 10.1590/2179-8087.010016
Popis: ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to develop a mathematical model for the spatial forest planning of harvest activity scheduling. Thirty-eight (38) blocks were formed from stands aged 13 to 17 years considering a total area limit set to 350 hectares. The model was built in Excel ® spreadsheet and solved by CPLEX® optimization software using the Branch and bound method for the linear programming of problems with integer variables. The results of optimization are presented in the form of a map of spatial distribution of the selected blocks. The total harvested area was 5,989 hectares and the volume generated was 2,956,913 m3 in a planning horizon of five years. Higher results compared with those of traditional planning and efficiency to optimize forest harvesting proved to be a viable alternative to the inclusion of space and operational issues associated with forest harvesting.
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