Forest Growth and Yield Modeling

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John Wiley & Sons, Jul 15, 2011 - Science - 344 pages
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Forest Growth and Yield Modeling synthesizes current scientific literature and provides insights in how models are constructed. Giving suggestions for future developments, and outlining keys for successful implementation of models the book provides a thorough and up-to-date, single source reference for students, researchers and practitioners requiring a current digest of research and methods in the field.

The book describes current modelling approaches for predicting forest growth and yield and explores the components that comprise the various modelling approaches. It provides the reader with the tools for evaluating and calibrating growth and yield models and outlines the steps necessary for developing a forest growth and yield model.

  • Single source reference providing an evaluation and synthesis of current scientific literature
  • Detailed descriptions of example models
  • Covers statistical techniques used in forest model construction
  • Accessible, reader-friendly style
 

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Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
15
Section 3
37
Section 4
53
Section 5
69
Section 6
75
Section 7
85
Section 8
90
Section 13
183
Section 14
196
Section 15
227
Section 16
253
Section 17
265
Section 18
295
Section 19
311
Section 20
321

Section 9
115
Section 10
139
Section 11
157
Section 12
169
Section 21
327
Section 22
397
Section 23
399
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Forest Growth and Yield Modeling
Aaron R. Weiskittel,David W. Hann,John A. Kershaw, Jr.
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About the author (2011)

Jerry Vanclay, Professor for Sustainable Forestry and Head, School of Environmental Science and Management, Southern Cross University, Australia

Aaron Weiskittel, Assistant Professor of Forest Biometrics and Modelling, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine, Orono, USA

John A. Kershaw, Jr., Professor of Forest Mensuration/Biometrics, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada

Bibliographic information

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TitleForest Growth and Yield Modeling
AuthorsAaron R. Weiskittel, David W. Hann, John A. Kershaw, Jr., Jerome K. Vanclay
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2011
ISBN1119971500, 9781119971504
Length344 pages
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