The Effect of Conservation Value on the Optimal Forest Rotation
研究了森林保护价值对最优轮伐期的影响，通过经济模型估算澳大利亚山灰森林的盈亏平衡保护价值，发现若社会对非市场商品和服务的年价值评估达到或超过104,398.58澳元，则应停止木材采伐。
<i>The conservation value of a forest can be high, but is usually omitted in determining the optimal forest rotation. A function representing conservation value can be based on an estimated above-ground, bio-mass function of the dominant tree. An economic model is used to estimate the break-even conservation value required for the preservation of Mountain Ash forests of the Thompson Dam catchment in Australia. The results suggest that timber harvesting in these forests should cease if society values the annual flow of non-market goods and services from these forests at or above $104,398.58 (in year 2000 Australian dollars).</i>