LAMPS (LAndscape Management Policy Simulator)


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Updated 6:30 AM (EST) on 12/08/06



LAMPS related publications

Listed below are the main LAMPS simulation model publications. Other papers are either "in review" or "in development," and will be forthcoming as their status changes to "in press."

Bettinger, P., and M. Lennette. 2006. Simulation of landowner behavior and potential forest policies at a large scale in coastal Oregon. In Cieszewski, C.J., and M. Strub (eds.), Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Forest Measurements and Quantitative Methods and Management. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. p. 177-184. [This is a conference paper describing the LAMPS model - request it through P. Bettinger]

Bettinger, P., and M. Lennette. 2005. Extreme policies modeled within the LAndscape Management Policy Simulator (LAMPS). In Systems Analysis in Forest Resources: Proceedings of the 2003 Symposium, Bevers, M., and T.M. Barrett (Comps.). USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, OR. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-656. p. 291-297. [This is a conference paper describing extreme scenarios such as widespread changes in ownership]

Bettinger, P., and M. Lennette. 2004. LAndscape Management Policy Simulator (LAMPS), Version 1.1 User's Guide. Forest Research Laboratory, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. Research Contribution 43. 117 p. [This is the LAMPS user's guide] [VIEW]

Bettinger, P., and K.N. Johnson. 2003. Spatial scheduling of forest management activities using a dynamic deterministic harvest block aggregation process. Journal of Forest Planning. 9:25-34. [This describes the management unit blocking process used for industrial clearcut harvest block formation]

Bettinger, P. 2001. Challenges and opportunities for linking the modeling of forest vegetation dynamics with landscape planning models. Landscape and Urban Planning. 56:107-124. [This describes typical challenges encountered in developing data for large-scale, long-term, forest landscape planning projects]

Bettinger, P. and K. Boston. 2001. A conceptual model for describing decision-making situations in integrated natural resource planning and modeling projects. Environmental Management. 28:1-7. [This describes my (Bettinger) opinion of how decisions are made in large groups working on landscape planning or harvest scheduling projects]


Most Recent Code

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Management Prescriptions

1) Overall view of the 1999-2001 prescriptions - June 7, 2004

2) Comment on the development of 1999-2001 basic prescriptions (000, 001, 999) - June 7, 2004

3) Comment on the development of 1999-2003 Federal prescriptions (101-172) - June 7, 2004

4) Comment on the development of 1999-2001 Forest industry prescriptions (201-206) - May 24, 2004

5) Comment on the development of 1999-2001 Non-industrial prescriptions (301-320) - May 26, 2004

6) Comment on the development of 1999-2001 State prescriptions (601-638) - June 7, 2004

7) Comment on the development of 1999-2001 Riparian prescriptions (701-820) - May 27, 2004

8) Comment on the development of 1999-2001 Regeneration prescriptions (900, 920, and 940) - May 27, 2004

9) Comment on the development of 1999-2001 Regeneration prescriptions (901, 921, and 941) - June 7, 2004

10) Comment on the development of 1999-2001 Regeneration prescriptions (902, 922, and 942) - June 7, 2004

11) Comment on the development of 1999-2001 Regeneration prescriptions (903, 923, and 943) - June 7, 2004

12) Comment on the development of 1999-2001 Regeneration prescriptions (904-917, 924-937, and 944-957) - June 7, 2004

13) Comment on the development of 1999-2001 Regeneration prescriptions (970-975) - June 7, 2004

14) Comment on the development of 1999-2001 Regeneration prescriptions (980-985) - June 7, 2004

15) Comment on the period of thinning within LAMPS prescriptions (all) - June 7, 2004


LAMPS Scheduling Model Mechanics

1) Modeling approaches by landowner - December 20, 2001

2) Recognition and use of riparian buffers on private land - January 29, 2002

3) Transition probabilities after clearcutting - August 28, 2001

4) Time horizon and time periods - June 8, 2004

5) State modeling changes - June 1, 2006


Data Input / Output

1) Growth and yield data files - June 2, 2004

2) Summaries of growth and yield data (yield tables available) - June 2, 2004

3) LAMPS output files and formats - May 5, 2003

4) Potential snag and down log tables and formats - January 19, 2001

5) More information on the development of CLAMS yield tables - February 27, 2003

6) Origin of the input files described in the user's guide - June 8, 2004

7) Leave tree volumes file - June 9, 2004

8) Carbon Modeling - June 22, 2004

9) Scenario file problem - September 20, 2005

10) Scenario file problem - Regen. SEQNOs - October 4, 2005

11) Further explanation of the file: BSU_wildlife.out - March 28, 2006

Keith



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