The problem of determining the optimal harvest ages and the optimal number of harvests before a forest stand is re-established for coppicing tree species has been called “the coppice problem” (Medema & Lyon, 1985; Tait, 1986). The determination of optimal forest rotation ages when considering both timber production and carbon uptake is a problem that has been addressed in forest literature since the 1990s. Several authors have used some variants of the Faustmann formula to devise methods in order to incorporate the benefits of capturing CO2.
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Diaz-Balteiro, L., Rodríguez, L.C.E. (2008). Influence of Carbon Sequestration in an Optimal Set of Coppice Rotations for Eucalyptus Plantations. In: Bravo, F., Jandl, R., LeMay, V., von Gadow, K. (eds) Managing Forest Ecosystems: The Challenge of Climate Change. Managing Forest Ecosystems, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8343-3_7
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