Comparing methods to estimate Reineke’s maximum size-density relationship species boundary line slope

Curtis L. VanderSchaaf; Harold E. Burkhart

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Comparing methods to estimate Reineke’s maximum size-density relationship species boundary line slope

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Authors:

Curtis L. VanderSchaaf, Harold E. Burkhart

Year:

2010

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

In: Stanturf, John A., ed. 2010. Proceedings of the 14th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–121. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 399-405.

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Abstract

Maximum size-density relationships (MSDR) provide natural resource managers useful information about the relationship between tree density and average tree size. Obtaining a valid estimate of how maximum tree density changes as average tree size changes is necessary to accurately describe these relationships. This paper examines three methods to estimate the slope of the MSDR species boundary line across a range of site qualities: ordinary least squares, first-difference model, and the linear mixed effects model.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 14th biennial southern silvicultural research conference

Citation

VanderSchaaf, Curtis L.; Burkhart, Harold E. 2010. Comparing methods to estimate Reineke’s Maximum Size-Density Relationship species boundary line slope. In: Stanturf, John A., ed. 2010. Proceedings of the 14th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–121. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 399-405.