Description
There are many theoretical approaches to modelling forest systems, but not all of them have valid practical applications. This book reviews current thinking on various models and explores a variety of areas and approaches. The papers in this book have been selected and developed from those presented at a workshop held in Portugal in June 2002. The topics covered include: forest reality and modelling strategies; mathematical approaches and reasoning; estimation processes models; validation and decision under uncertainty and model archives and metadata.The book will be of significant interest to those in areas of forestry, applied ecology, and statistics and economics.
Chapter
2 Mapping Lodgepole Pine Site Index in Alberta
3 Growth Modelling of Eucalyptus regnans for Carbon Accounting at the Landscape Scale
4 Spatial Distribution Modelling of Forest Attributes Coupling Remotely Sensed Imagery and GIS Techniques
5 Algorithmic and Interactive Approaches to Stand Growth Modelling
6 Linking Process-based and Empirical Forest Models in Eucalyptus Plantations in Brazil
7 A Strategy for Growth and Yield Research in Pine and Eucalypt Plantations in Komatiland Forests in South Africa
Part 2 Mathematical Approaches and Reasoning
8 Quantitative Tools and Strategies for Modelling Forest Systems at Different Scales
9 GLOBTREE: an Individual Tree Growth Model for Eucalyptus globulus in Portugal
10 Modelling Dominant Height Growth: Effect of Stand Density
11 Testing for Temporal Dependence of Pollen Cone Production in Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.)
12 Spatial Stochastic Modelling of Cone Production from Stone Pine (Pinus pinea L.) Stands in the Spanish Northern Plateau
13 Modelling the Carbon Sequestration of a Mixed, Uneven-aged, Managed Forest Using the Process Model SECRETS
14 An Allometric-Weibull Model for Interpreting and Predicting the Dynamics of Foliage Biomass on Scots Pine Branches
15 Diameter Distribution Models and Height–Diameter Equations for Estonian Forests
16 Modelling the Diameter at Breast Height Growth of Populus euramericana Plantations in Spain
17 Stand Growth and Productivity of Mountain Forests in Southern Siberia in a Changing Climate
Part 3 Estimation Processes
18 Estimation and Applications of Size-biased Distributions in Forestry
19 The SOP Model: the Parameter Estimation Alternatives
20 Evaluating Estimation Methods for Logistic Regression in Modelling Individual-tree Mortality
21 Using Process-dependent Groups of Species to Model the Dynamics of a Tropical Rainforest
22 Modelling Current Annual Height Increment of Young Douglas-fir Stands at Different Sites
23 Simulation and Sustainability of Cork Oak Stands
Part 4 Models, Validation and Decision under Uncertainty
24 A Critical Look at Procedures for Validating Growth and Yield Models
25 Model Testing by Means of Cost-plus-loss Analyses
26 Regulating the Yield of Goods and Services from Forests: Developing Tools to Support Management Decisions and Policy Development for Multiple Objective Forest Management
27 CAPSIS: Computer-aided Projection for Strategies in Silviculture: Advantages of a Shared Forestmodelling Platform
28 Expected Volume and Value of Structural-dimension Lumber From 25-, 30-, 35-, 40- and 50-year-old Loblolly Pine Plantation Timber
29 Comparing Models for Growth and Management of Forest Tracts
30 Landscape Visualization with Three Different Forest Growth Simulators
31 How Good is Good Enough? Information Quality Needs for Management Decision Making
Part 5 Model Archives and Metadata
32 Forest Modelling: Conserving the Past and Building the Future
33 A Logic Approach to Design Specifications for Integrated Application of Diverse Models in Forest Ecosystem Analysis
34 Emerging Trends and Future Directions: a Workshop Synthesis
Modelling Forest Systems
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