Research Article

Selection and Penalty Strategies for Genetic Algorithms Designed to Solve Spatial Forest Planning Problems

Table 2

Description of simulated landscapes; MO stands for minimal acres required to be in old-growth patches of a minimum size and TUB represents the nonspatial trivial upper bound as estimated using GAMS.

LandscapeTotal area (ha)UnitsMO (ha)TUB ( )

A202.34 (500 ac)10040.47 (100 ac)857077.28

B1011.71 (2500 ac)500202.34 (500 ac)3663275.48

C9995.74 (24,700 ac)10002023.43 (5000 ac)37808102.09