Biodiversity and Timber in the Coast Range of Oregon: Inside the Production Possibility Frontier
研究通过模拟退火方法估计了俄勒冈海岸山脉地区生物多样性与木材生产的生产可能性边界，发现当前土地管理效率有显著提升空间。
<i>This study attempts to bridge the gap between studies that model cost-effective land management for single species and studies that model large sets of species or biodiversity. We estimated a production possibility frontier for biodiversity and timber production using simulated annealing for a study area in the Coast Range of Oregon. The model produced spatially explicit land management regimes over a 100-year time horizon. Current landowner objectives were then simulated and compared to cost-effective management along the production possibility frontier. The results suggest substantial potential for improving efficiency of forest land management in the study area.</i>