Modeling forest trees and stands
By: Harold E. Burkhart, Margarida Tomé
Contributors: Tomé, Margarida
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Dordrecht; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 457
ISBN-13: 9789400715974; 9789048131693; 9789048131709
Subjects: Growth; Forest surveys; Data processing; Forests and forestry; Mathematical models; Trees
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Tree form and stem taper; title: Tree-stem volume equations; title: Tree weight and biomass estimation; title: Quantifying tree crowns; title: Growth functions; title: Evaluating site quality; title: Quantifying stand density; title: Indices of individual-tree competition; title: Modeling forest stand development; title: Whole-stand models for even-aged stands; title: Diameter-distribution models for even-aged stands; title: Size-class models for even-aged stands; title: Individual-tree models for even-aged stands; title: Growth and yield models for uneven-aged stands; title: Modeling response to silvicultural treatments; title: Modeling wood characteristics; title: Model implementation and evaluation.