A System to Derive Optimal Tree Diameter Increment Models from the Eastwide Forest Inventory Data Base (EFIDB)

Don C. Bragg

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A System to Derive Optimal Tree Diameter Increment Models from the Eastwide Forest Inventory Data Base (EFIDB)

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Authors:

Don C. Bragg

Year:

2002

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, Vol. 26, No. 4, p. 214-221 November 2002.

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Abstract

This article is an introduction to the computer software used by the Potential Relative Increment (PRI) approach to optimal tree diameter growth modeling. These DOS programs extract qualified tree and plot data from the Eastwide Forest Inventory Data Base (EFIDB), calculate relative tree increment, sort for the highest relative increments by diameter class, and generate an ASCII file for post-processing in any software package capable of customized ordinary least squares regression.

Citation

Bragg, Don C. 2002. A System to Derive Optimal Tree Diameter Increment Models from the Eastwide Forest Inventory Data Base (EFIDB). Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, Vol. 26, No. 4, p. 214-221 November 2002.