Modeling effects of overstory density and competing vegetation on tree height growth

C Salas, AR Stage, AP Robinson - Forest Science, 2008 - academic.oup.com
We developed and evaluated an individual-tree height growth model for Douglas-fir
[Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco] in the Inland Northwest United States. The model …

Modeling diameter growth in local populations: a case study involving four North American deciduous species

DD Reed, EA Jones, MJ Holmes, LG Fuller - Forest ecology and …, 1992 - Elsevier
Many existing models representing the growth of forest overstory species as a function of
environmental conditions make a number of assumptions which are inappropriate when …

[图书][B] Individual-tree diameter growth model for northeastern United States

RM Teck - 1991 - books.google.com
S2Describes a species-specific, distance-independent individual-tree diameter growth
model for the Northeastern United States. Diameter growth is predicted in two steps using a …

Effect of competition control treatments on height-age and height-diameter relationships in young Douglas-fir plantations

SA Knowe - Forest Ecology and Management, 1994 - Elsevier
Height-age and height-diameter models for plantations of young Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga
menziesii [Mirb.] Franco var. menziesii) were examined in relation to vegetation …

Diameter growth models for mixed-species stands of Coastal British Columbia including thinning and fertilization effects

LC Rathbun, V LeMay, N Smith - Ecological modelling, 2011 - Elsevier
In this study, diameter growth models for three species growing in mixed-stands of Coastal
British Columbia (BC), Canada, under a variety of silvicultural treatments were developed …

Modeling diameter growth for pinyon and juniper trees in dryland forests

DC Chojnacky - Forest ecology and Management, 1997 - Elsevier
An individual-tree model has been developed to estimate diameter growth of pinyon and
juniper trees in dryland forests throughout New Mexico, USA. The model was built from …

Growth and yield of all-aged Douglas-fir western hemlock forest stands: a matrix model with stand diversity effects

J Liang, J Buongiorno… - Canadian Journal of …, 2005 - cdnsciencepub.com
A density-dependent matrix model was developed for Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii
(Mirb.) Franco) western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.) forest stands in the Pacific …

The influence of canopy gaps on overstory tree and forest growth rates in a mature mixed-age, mixed-species forest

BS Pedersen, JL Howard - Forest Ecology and Management, 2004 - Elsevier
The death of overstory trees creates gaps in forest canopies. These canopy gaps have
positive impacts on forests, including enhancing species diversity. The relative contributions …

[HTML][HTML] Individual–tree diameter growth model for Northern New England

DE Hilt, T RM - IUFRO Growth and Yield Modeling and Prediction …, 1981 - books.google.com
A distance-independent, individual-tree diameter growth model is developed for 14 species
groups in northern New England. periodic annual diameter growth is modeled for each …

Evaluation of individual-tree and disaggregative prediction methods for Douglas-fir stands in western Oregon

MW Ritchie, DW Hann - Canadian journal of forest research, 1997 - cdnsciencepub.com
The efficiency of six disaggregative methods and two individual-tree methods was evaluated
in terms of their ability to predict 5-year basal area increment for Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga …