Forest models

at Instituto Superior de Agronomia

  • Outline
  • Members
  • Forest Inventory
  • Topics
    • 1 Overview
    • 2 Data
    • 3 Mixed topics
      • 3.1 Concepts on tree and stand growth
      • 3.3 Forest productivity and productivity management
    • 4 Growth functions
    • 6 Site quality evaluation
    • 7 Yield tables
    • 8 Whole stand models for even-aged stands
    • 9 Whole stand models with diameter distribution simulation
    • 10 Individual tree models
    • 11 Process based and hybrid models
    • 12 Model evaluation
  • Intranet
  • Contacts

4 Growth functions

 

 

Class materials

Powerpoints:

4 Growth functions

Other study material

Forest growth functions playground

Exercises-instructions

Exercises-growth curves
Ex 4.1 Fitting a growth curve-data
Ex 4.1 Fitting families of growth curves-data

Exercises-solutions from selected exercises

Ex 4.1 Fitting a growth curve-solution
Ex 4.2 to 4.3 Growth functions-shapes and parameters
Ex 4.2 The Lundqvist-Korf function
Ex 4.3 The Richards function
Ex 4.4 The Hossfeld IV function
Ex 4.10 Fitting families of curves

  • Outline
  • Members
  • Forest Inventory
  • Topics
    • 1 Overview
    • 2 Data
    • 3 Mixed topics
      • 3.1 Concepts on tree and stand growth
      • 3.3 Forest productivity and productivity management
    • 4 Growth functions
    • 6 Site quality evaluation
    • 7 Yield tables
    • 8 Whole stand models for even-aged stands
    • 9 Whole stand models with diameter distribution simulation
    • 10 Individual tree models
    • 11 Process based and hybrid models
    • 12 Model evaluation
  • Intranet
  • Contacts

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