To accomplish an economic evaluation of vegetation management in
loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) at regeneration and a subsequent release
time, two existing growth models were linked together in a dynamic
programming analysis. The first model (Burkhart and Sprinz, 1984) provides
a projection of stands regenerated with varying hardwood components...
Lagrangean relaxation is presented as a solution
technique to solve flow constrained area-based harvest
scheduling problems. The best set of multipliers in the
Lagrangean approach is obtained through the subgradient
method. Guidelines to set some parameters to compute the
step size in the subgradient algorithm are provided. An
additional procedure...
The increased US domestic production of surimi from the US Pacific Coast after 1977 is a major consequence of the US's extended fisheries jurisdiction to 200 nautical miles. It is only one consequence, however, whose nature can best be understood by examining the surimi market in the context of what...
This study determines the optimal allocation of watershed conservation funds in the John Day River Basin, Oregon. Fund managers can use a variety of targeting schemes to allocate their limited resources. Depending on which targeting criteria is used, they may or may not be achieving the maximum environmental benefits per...
The problem of synchronization arises in the interaction among
digital systems not sharing a common clock reference. The reliability of synchronizers is related to metastable operation of
bistable elements. Because of its subtle nature, the phenomenon
until recently was not widely researched. However, the literature
now contains a sound theoretical...
This study used contingent valuation techniques to estimate the willingness of central Oregon Irrigators to donate a portion of their water rights to increase Deschutes River flow. This study was different from previous contingent valuation studies in that it used water rights as the payment vehicles instead of dollars -...
Farm equipment is becoming an increasingly important
financial asset for many farmers. Tractors probably represent the
single largest component of equipment asset value. As such, changes
in tractor values can have a dramatic effect on a farmer's financial
situation. Changes in equipment value can be attributed to
depreciation and the...
The main objective of this study was to estimate the demand for and net economic benefits from Oregon salmon sport fishing. The travel cost method was used as the primary technique for demand analysis. Several empirical estimates of consumer surplus per trip and per fish were obtained from different estimation...
This dissertation contains theoretical and empirical analyses on common property
fisheries resources. The theoretical analysis focuses on a highly migratory fish stocks
(HMFS) fishery, and examines the inefficiency caused by non-cooperative harvest. The
empirical analysis focuses on a high seas fishery and conducts an empirical test on the
effects of...
