Modeling Forest Trees and Stands

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Burkhart, Harold E. (Συγγραφέας), Tomé, Margarida (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Biostatistics.; Community ecology, Biotic.; Forestry.; Forestry management.; Trees.; Life Sciences.; Forestry Management.; Tree Biology.; Community & Population Ecology.

Drawing upon a wealth of past research and results, this book provides a comprehensive summary of state-of-the-art methods for empirical modeling of forest trees and stands. It opens by describing methods for quantifying individual trees, progresses to a thorough coverage of whole-stand, size-class...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Tree Form and Stem Taper.- 3. Tree-stem Volume Equations.- 4. Tree Weight and Biomass Estimation
• 5. Quantifying Tree Crowns
• 6. Growth Functions
• 7. Evaluating Site Quality
• 8. Quantifying Stand Density
• 9. Indices of Individual-tree Competition
• 10. Modeling Forest Stand Development
• 11. Whole-stand Models for Even-aged Stands
• 12. Diameter-distribution Models for Even-aged Stands
• 13. Size-class Models for Even-aged Stands
• 14. Individual-tree Models for Even-aged Stands
• 15. Growth and Yield Models for Uneven-aged Stands
• 16. Modeling Response to Silvicultural Treatments
• 17. Modeling Wood Characteristics
• 18. Model Implementation and Evaluation.