Modelling Forest Systems

Colour Plates......Page 2
Principal Contributors......Page 12
Preface......Page 14
Part 1 Forest Reality and Modelling Strategies......Page 16
1 Suggestions for Choosing an Appropriate Level for Modelling Forest Stands......Page 18
2 Mapping Lodgepole Pine Site Index in Alberta......Page 26
3 Growth Modelling of Eucalyptus regnans for Carbon Accounting at the Landscape Scale......Page 42
4 Spatial Distribution Modelling of Forest Attributes Coupling Remotely Sensed Imagery and GIS Techniques......Page 56
5 Algorithmic and Interactive Approaches to Stand Growth Modelling......Page 66
6 Linking Process-based and Empirical Forest Models in Eucalyptus Plantations in Brazil......Page 78
7 A Strategy for Growth and Yield Research in Pine and Eucalypt Plantations in Komatiland Forests in South Africa......Page 90
Part 2 Mathematical Approaches and Reasoning......Page 100
8 Quantitative Tools and Strategies for Modelling Forest Systems at Different Scales......Page 102
9 GLOBTREE: an Individual Tree Growth Model for Eucalyptus globulus in Portugal......Page 112
10 Modelling Dominant Height Growth: Effect of Stand Density......Page 126
11 Testing for Temporal Dependence of Pollen Cone Production in Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.)......Page 138
12 Spatial Stochastic Modelling of Cone Production from Stone Pine (Pinus pinea L.) Stands in the Spanish Northern Plateau......Page 146
13 Modelling the Carbon Sequestration of a Mixed, Uneven-aged, Managed Forest Using the Process Model SECRETS......Page 158
14 An Allometric-Weibull Model for Interpreting and Predicting the Dynamics of Foliage Biomass on Scots Pine Branches......Page 172
15 Diameter Distribution Models and Height–Diameter Equations for Estonian Forests......Page 184
16 Modelling the Diameter at Breast Height Growth of Populus   euramericana Plantations in Spain......Page 196
17 Stand Growth and Productivity of Mountain Forests in Southern Siberia in a Changing Climate......Page 204
Part 3 Estimation Processes......Page 214
18 Estimation and Applications of Size-biased Distributions in Forestry......Page 216
19 The SOP Model: the Parameter Estimation Alternatives......Page 228
20 Evaluating Estimation Methods for Logistic Regression in Modelling Individual-tree Mortality......Page 240
21 Using Process-dependent Groups of Species to Model the Dynamics of a Tropical Rainforest......Page 252
22 Modelling Current Annual Height Increment of Young Douglas-fir Stands at Different Sites......Page 264
23 Simulation and Sustainability of Cork Oak Stands......Page 274
Part 4 Models, Validation and Decision under Uncertainty......Page 282
24 A Critical Look at Procedures for Validating Growth and Yield Models......Page 286
25 Model Testing by Means of Cost-plus-loss Analyses......Page 310
26 Regulating the Yield of Goods and Services from Forests: Developing Tools to Support Management Decisions and Policy Development for Multiple Objective Forest Management......Page 322
27 CAPSIS: Computer-aided Projection for Strategies in Silviculture: Advantages of a Shared Forestmodelling Platform......Page 334
28 Expected Volume and Value of Structural-dimension Lumber From 25-, 30-, 35-, 40- and 50-year-old Loblolly Pine Plantation Timber......Page 340
29 Comparing Models for Growth and Management of Forest Tracts......Page 350
30 Landscape Visualization with Three Different Forest Growth Simulators......Page 362
31 How Good is Good Enough? Information Quality Needs for Management Decision Making......Page 374
Part 5 Model Archives and Metadata......Page 382
32 Forest Modelling: Conserving the Past and Building the Future......Page 384
33 A Logic Approach to Design Specifications for Integrated Application of Diverse Models in Forest Ecosystem Analysis......Page 394
Part 6 Conclusions......Page 402
34 Emerging Trends and Future Directions: a Workshop Synthesis......Page 404
Index......Page 410