Mapping forest health using spectral and textural information extracted from SPOT-5 satellite images

J Meng, S Li, W Wang, Q Liu, S Xie, W Ma - Remote Sensing, 2016 - mdpi.com
Forest health is an important variable that we need to monitor for forest management
decision making. However, forest health is difficult to assess and monitor based merely on …

Relative density as a standardizing metric for the development of size-density management charts

D Ray, R Seymour, S Fraver, JP Berrill… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Stand density management is central to achieving diverse silvicultural objectives. Decision-
support tools in this domain range from expert opinion to sophisticated computer models that …

Canopy fuel characteristics in relation to crown fire potential in pine stands: analysis, modelling and classification

JM Fernández-Alonso, I Alberdi… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Crown fire occurrence and subsequent crown fire behaviour are strongly dependent on
canopy fuel characteristics, especially canopy fuel load (CFL), canopy bulk density (CBD) …

Development of crown ratio and height to crown base models for Masson pine in southern China

Y Li, W Wang, W Zeng, J Wang, J Meng - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
Crown ratio (CR) and height to crown base (HCB) are important crown characteristics
influencing the behavior of forest canopy fires. However, the labor-intensive and costly …

[HTML][HTML] A decision-support system for forest density management within upland black spruce stand-types

PF Newton - Environmental Modelling & Software, 2012 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to develop an enhanced modular-based structural stand
density management model (SSDMM) and associated algorithmic analogue for upland …

Dynamic structural stand density management diagrams for even-aged natural stands and plantations

TV Stankova, U Diéguez-Aranda - Forest ecology and management, 2020 - Elsevier
A forest stand model that is able to account for individual stand characteristics and uses this
information for state prediction, growth and yield projection and for management decisions …

Using density management diagrams to assess crown fire potential in Pinus pinaster Ait. stands

I Gómez-Vázquez, PM Fernandes, M Arias-Rodil… - Annals of Forest …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Context Density management diagrams (DMDs) are useful for designing, displaying
and evaluating alternative density management regimes for a given stand-level …

[HTML][HTML] Diagramas para el manejo de la densidad en bosques mixtos e irregulares de Durango, México

S Corral-Rivas, JG Álvarez-González… - Bosque …, 2015 - SciELO Chile
Diagramas para el manejo de la densidad en bosques mixtos e irregulares de Durango,
México SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online vol.36 número3 Efectos hidrológicos de la …

Assessing the effect of pruning and thinning on crown fire hazard in young Atlantic maritime pine forests

A Hevia, A Crabiffosse, JG Álvarez-González… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Management of fuel to minimize crown fire hazard is a key challenge in Atlantic forests,
particularly for pine species. However, a better understanding of effectiveness of silvicultural …

Variation in physical properties and estimation of the density of thinned wood in Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

G Riesco Muñoz, AT Rodríguez da Cámara… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Models for predicting physical properties of wood in standing trees are useful for
helping to make decisions about tree selection for harvesting and technological use of the …