Individual-tree diameter growth model for managed, even-aged, upland oak stands

Donald E. Hilt

doi:10.2737/NE-RP-533

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Individual-tree diameter growth model for managed, even-aged, upland oak stands

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Authors:

Donald E. Hilt

Year:

1983

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NE-RP-533

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-533. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiement Station. 15p.

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Abstract

A distance-independent, individual-tree diameter growth model was developed for managed, even-aged, upland oak stands. The 5-year basal-area growth of individual trees is first modeled as a function of dbh squared for given stands. Parameters from these models are then modeled as a function of mean stand diameter, percent stocking of the stand, and site index. A stochastic option for the overall model also was developed. Tests on data from managed stands revealed that the model performed well.

Keywords

Distance-independent, stochastic, thinning

Citation

Hilt, Donald E. 1983. Individual-tree diameter growth model for managed, even-aged, upland oak stands. Res. Pap. NE-533. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiement Station. 15p.