The predictive models and procedures used in the forest stand ...
The predictive models and procedures used in the forest stand ...
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ABSTRACT 3<br />
IN1RODUCfION 4<br />
DATA. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . 5<br />
ESTIMATION PROCEDURES 6<br />
ESTIMATING TOTAL HEIGHT 7<br />
ESTIMA TING HEIGHT- TO-CROWN BASE 8<br />
CONVERTING MERCHANTABLE HEIGHTS TO TOTAL HEIGHTS 11<br />
STOCHASTIC ERRORS 12<br />
PARAMETER UPDATING 12<br />
GENERATING STANDS FROM SUMMARYSTATISTICS 14<br />
Generation of <strong>the</strong> Overstory of Trees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14<br />
We i b u 11 D i s tri b u ti 0 n .. .. .. ... . .. . .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. . .. .. ... .. .. . .. ... 16<br />
Deriv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> b <strong>and</strong> c coefficients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16<br />
Estimat<strong>in</strong>g DBHs... .. ... ... .. ... ... . . ... . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . 20<br />
Negative Exponential Distribution """""'"'''''' 20<br />
Deriv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> a <strong>and</strong> k coefficients 21<br />
Calculations when Q or SNn are unknown.. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 21<br />
Estimat<strong>in</strong>g DBHs... . . .. . ... .. .. . ... . . ... . ... . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . 23<br />
Generation of <strong>the</strong> Understory Trees 23<br />
Specification of total numbers of understory trees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25<br />
Specification of species. . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28<br />
Creat<strong>in</strong>g an understory tree list.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28<br />
CONVERTING STANDTABLE DATATO AN INDIVIDUALTREE LIST... 29<br />
Height Distributions 30<br />
Height-to-crown base Distributions 31<br />
VALIDATING THE DIAMETERDISTRIBUTIONGENERATIONPROCEDURE.. . 31<br />
DISCUSSION 37<br />
. LITERATURECITED 38<br />
APPENDIX 41<br />
APPENDIX B . .. . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . ... ... . .. . .. .. ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. ... . . ... .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . 43<br />
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