A COMPUTER EXPERT SYSTEM FOR MANAGING FORESTS IN THE AMAZON

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Brazil's Amazon region contains the largest tropical forest resource in the world. About 1,300,000 ha has been exploited each year without planning. To improve the current practice, a computer program has been developed to investigate various management operations. BRAMA - an interactive expert system, simulates management activities and stand growth for timber production. The system agrees very closely with the existing knowledge of tropical forest management, that requires complex and extensive data. This software is written In VS FORTRAN as a forest management planning tool.

Keywords

• Tropical Forest
• Simulation,Amazon
• Uneven-aged Management
• Computer System.