Demonstrating the Effect of Height Variation on Stand-Level Optimization with Diameter-Structured Matrix Model

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Abstract

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Introduction

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Material and Methods

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Results

Result part is too short for a full-length article. It must need to elaborate enough to understand the research findings. It needs to quantify how much the rotation period may be shortened and how much the financial outcomes may reduce while the discount rates are ignored and height variation with pricing options are taken into account.

Discussions

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Conclusions

Line 196-198: The results revealed that by taking account the height variation of the trees has considerable effect on financial results and also the optimal management, when the price of the short trees differ from other trees. The sentence is very complex and difficult to understand the fact. It needs to modify simply what the authors are intending to provide a message to their audience. Line 198: Please replace the words ‘we used in this study’ with ‘we provided from this study’. The authors could write their thoughts about future possible works or improvement for the next study.

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