Methods of forest structure research: A review

G Hui, G Zhang, Z Zhao, A Yang - Current Forestry Reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The forest structure generally refers to the configuration and
distribution of different plant species and sizes. Investigation and analysis of forest structures …

A multi-criteria decision support system for strategic planning at the Swiss forest enterprise level: coping with climate change and shifting demands in ecosystem …

T Thrippleton, C Blattert, LG Bont, R Mey… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Sustainable forest management plays a key role for forest biodiversity and the provisioning
of ecosystem services (BES), including the important service of carbon sequestration for …

Climate-sensitive diameter distribution models of larch plantations in north and northeast China

H Guo, X Lei, L You, W Zeng, P Lang, Y Lei - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tree diameter distribution models are important tools for forest management decision
making. Climate change will affect tree growth and thus diameter distribution. However …

[HTML][HTML] Deriving forest stand information from small sample plots: An evaluation of statistical methods

R Mey, C Temperli, J Stillhard, J Nitzsche… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Most strategic and operational forest management decisions are taken based on stand-level
information, and quantitative models of forest dynamics are key for developing sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Diameter distribution in a Brazilian tropical dry forest domain: predictions for the stand and species

RB LIMA, L Bufalino, FT ALVES… - Anais da Academia …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
Currently, there is a lack of studies on the correct utilization of continuous distributions for dry
tropical forests. Therefore, this work aims to investigate the diameter structure of a brazilian …

Modeling Diameter Distribution of Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.) Stands in Poland

P Pogoda, W Ochał, S Orzeł - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
We present diameter distribution models for black alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.)
derived from diameter measurements made at breast height in 844 circular sample plots set …

Tree size distribution as the stationary limit of an evolutionary master equation

S Kelemen, M Józsa, T Hartel, G Csóka, Z Néda - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The diameter distribution of a given species of deciduous trees is well approximated by a
Gamma distribution. Here we give new experimental evidence for this conjecture by …

Probability distributions approximation via fractional moments and maximum entropy: Theoretical and computational aspects

PLN Inverardi, A Tagliani - Axioms, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the literature, the use of fractional moments to express the available information in the
framework of maximum entropy (MaxEnt) approximation of a distribution F having finite or …

Characterizing diameter distributions for uneven-aged pine-oak mixed forests in the Qinling Mountains of China

S Sun, QV Cao, T Cao - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Pine-oak mixed forests in the Qinling Mountains are an essential part of the ecosystem in
Northwestern China. Diameter distribution models for four species groups of pine-oak mixed …

A Comparison of Probability Density Functions Fitted by Moments and Maximum Likelihood Estimation Methods Used for Diameter Distribution Estimation

JJ Gorgoso-Varela, SM Adedapo, FN Ogana - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
Modeling diameter distribution is a crucial aspect of forest management, requiring the
selection of an appropriate probability density function or cumulative distribution function …