Data for the equations were from both Piedmont and Coastal Plain sites across the natural growing range of loblolly pine. Dbh distributions are obtained from stand-level characteristics.
All output is displayed on the monitor.
The dbh distribution of the stand can be shown as a 3D bar graph. If a printer is available, the user can easily obtain printed copies of selected results. Options are available to initialize a dbh distribution for a thinned or unthinned plantation, to thin a plantation according to one of several thinning algorithms, and to project a dbh distribution through time. Further, numerous thinning strategies can be quickly compared, both from a biological and a financial basis, for a specific plantation. Run the file saved in step 2 by double clicking it.