The user's guide to STEMS (Stand and Tree Evaluation and Modeling System).

David Belcher

doi:10.2737/NC-GTR-70

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The user's guide to STEMS (Stand and Tree Evaluation and Modeling System).

Informally Refereed

Authors:

David Belcher

Year:

1981

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-GTR-70

Source:

General Technical Report NC-70. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Presents the structure of STEMS, a computer program for projecting growth of individual trees within the Lake States Region, and discusses its input, processing, major subsystems, and output. Includes an example projection.

Keywords

forest growth, simulation, mixed species, distance independent, individual tree, FORTRAN

Citation

Belcher, David M. 1981. The user''s guide to STEMS (Stand and Tree Evaluation and Modeling System). General Technical Report NC-70. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station