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A growth and self-thinning model for pure even-age stands: theory and applications |
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| Authors: | Shouzheng Tang Chao Ho Meng Fan-Rui Meng Yong He Wang |
| Institution: | a The Institute of Forest Information Research, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, People's Republic of China b Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B. E3B 6C2, Canada c Canadian Forestry Service, Box 490, Ontario Region Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. P6A 5M7, Canada |
| Abstract: | A self-thinning model is developed for fully stocked and under stocked pure even-aged stands. The self-thinning power law for fully stocked stands can be considered as a special case of this model. A stand growth model is developed by combining the self-thinning model with a basal-area increment model. This stand growth model can be used to estimate the average diameter and stand density at any given stand age with any initial stand conditions. The model was tested with yield table data. The model predictions were found to be agree with independent developed yield table data. |
| Keywords: | Self-thinning Stand density index Growth model Basal-area |
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