A reduced growth model based on stand basal area. A case for hybrid poplar plantations in northeast Spain |
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| Authors: | Francisco Rodríguez Jesús Pemán Álvaro Aunós |
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| Institution: | 1. Cesefor Foundation, Pol. Ind. Las Casas, calle C, Parcela 4, 42005 Soria, Spain;2. Dpt. of Crop and Forest Science, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Whole-stand models normally require data on initial stand basal area and dominant height. Dominant height measurements are time-consuming and often imprecise, compromising subsequent predictions. Poplar plantations provide a special case where basal area correlates with site index; a whole-stand model could thus be based on stand basal area. We report a static model constructed by the generalized algebraic difference approach (GADA) for poplar plantations for three different hybrid poplars (Populus × euramericana (Dode) Guinier “I-214”, “MC”, and “Luisa Avanzo”) in northeast Spain. The transition function was based on current stand basal area and was fitted with data from 158 permanent plots ranging from 1- to 17-year-old plantations. Merchantable stand volume was estimated by a volume equation where height was predicted by a height–basal area relationship based on 458 temporary plots. The model differences between clones were compared using the nonlinear extra sum of squares method. Significant differences were detected, while Luisa Avanzo presented the highest merchantable volume at the end of the rotation. Errors in basal area predictions were below 20% within 6 years in the case of Luisa Avanzo and MC clones, and within 3 years in the case of I-214. Our research showed that satisfactory predictions can be obtained using GADA with a single transition function based on an easily measurable variable such as stand basal area. |
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| Keywords: | Poplar plantations Generalized algebraic difference approach Growth model Merchantable stand volume Stand basal area |
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