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
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
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
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