Forest dynamics [[electronic resource] ] : an ecological model / / Daniel B. Botkin
| Forest dynamics [[electronic resource] ] : an ecological model / / Daniel B. Botkin |
| Autore | Botkin Daniel B |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
| Disciplina | 581.5/2642/0113 |
| Soggetto topico |
Forest ecology - Computer simulation
Trees - Growth - Computer simulation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-52518-5
9786610525188 1-4237-2925-0 0-19-536223-3 1-60129-783-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- How to Use This Book -- 1 Nature and Knowing: Theory and Ecology -- 2 The Forest Environment -- 3 The Tree in the Forest: The Response of Populations of Trees to the Environment -- 4 Implications of the Model for the Dynamics of Forest -- 5 Testing and Comparing the Model with the Real World -- 6 Sensitivity of the Model to Errors in Observations and in Concepts -- 7 Use of the Model for Global Environmental Problems -- 8 Use of the Model in Natural Resource Management -- 9 General Implications of the Model -- APPENDIX I: Some Additional Mathematical Notes -- APPENDIX II: Equations, Variables, and Constants -- APPENDIX III: Additional Information on the Calculation of Environmental Conditions -- APPENDIX IV: Initial Stand Used in Tables 6.1 and 6.2 -- APPENDIX V: Field Measurements Required to Provide Initial Conditions for the JABOWA-II Forest Model -- APPENDIX VI: Publications That Cite the JABOWA Model or One of Its Descendants -- Glossary. |
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Forest dynamics [[electronic resource] ] : an ecological model / / Daniel B. Botkin
| Forest dynamics [[electronic resource] ] : an ecological model / / Daniel B. Botkin |
| Autore | Botkin Daniel B |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
| Disciplina | 581.5/2642/0113 |
| Soggetto topico |
Forest ecology - Computer simulation
Trees - Growth - Computer simulation |
| ISBN |
1-280-52518-5
9786610525188 1-4237-2925-0 0-19-536223-3 1-60129-783-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- How to Use This Book -- 1 Nature and Knowing: Theory and Ecology -- 2 The Forest Environment -- 3 The Tree in the Forest: The Response of Populations of Trees to the Environment -- 4 Implications of the Model for the Dynamics of Forest -- 5 Testing and Comparing the Model with the Real World -- 6 Sensitivity of the Model to Errors in Observations and in Concepts -- 7 Use of the Model for Global Environmental Problems -- 8 Use of the Model in Natural Resource Management -- 9 General Implications of the Model -- APPENDIX I: Some Additional Mathematical Notes -- APPENDIX II: Equations, Variables, and Constants -- APPENDIX III: Additional Information on the Calculation of Environmental Conditions -- APPENDIX IV: Initial Stand Used in Tables 6.1 and 6.2 -- APPENDIX V: Field Measurements Required to Provide Initial Conditions for the JABOWA-II Forest Model -- APPENDIX VI: Publications That Cite the JABOWA Model or One of Its Descendants -- Glossary. |
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Forest dynamics : an ecological model / / Daniel B. Botkin
| Forest dynamics : an ecological model / / Daniel B. Botkin |
| Autore | Botkin Daniel B |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
| Disciplina | 581.5/2642/0113 |
| Soggetto topico |
Forest ecology - Computer simulation
Trees - Growth - Computer simulation |
| ISBN |
1-280-52518-5
9786610525188 1-4237-2925-0 0-19-536223-3 1-60129-783-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- How to Use This Book -- 1 Nature and Knowing: Theory and Ecology -- 2 The Forest Environment -- 3 The Tree in the Forest: The Response of Populations of Trees to the Environment -- 4 Implications of the Model for the Dynamics of Forest -- 5 Testing and Comparing the Model with the Real World -- 6 Sensitivity of the Model to Errors in Observations and in Concepts -- 7 Use of the Model for Global Environmental Problems -- 8 Use of the Model in Natural Resource Management -- 9 General Implications of the Model -- APPENDIX I: Some Additional Mathematical Notes -- APPENDIX II: Equations, Variables, and Constants -- APPENDIX III: Additional Information on the Calculation of Environmental Conditions -- APPENDIX IV: Initial Stand Used in Tables 6.1 and 6.2 -- APPENDIX V: Field Measurements Required to Provide Initial Conditions for the JABOWA-II Forest Model -- APPENDIX VI: Publications That Cite the JABOWA Model or One of Its Descendants -- Glossary. |
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993 | ||
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Forest growth and yield modeling [[electronic resource] /] / Aaron R. Weiskittel ... [et al.]
| Forest growth and yield modeling [[electronic resource] /] / Aaron R. Weiskittel ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (431 p.) |
| Disciplina | 634/.0441 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WeiskittelAaron R |
| Soggetto topico |
Trees - Growth - Computer simulation
Forest productivity - Computer simulation Trees - Growth - Mathematical models Forest productivity - Mathematical models |
| ISBN |
1-280-78448-2
9786613694874 1-119-99851-4 1-119-97150-0 1-119-99852-2 |
| Classificazione | SCI011000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Forest Growth and Yield Modeling; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Model development and validation; 1.2 Important uses; 1.3 Overview of the book; 2 Indices of competition; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Two-sided competition; 2.2.1 Distance-independent; 2.2.2 Distance-dependent; 2.3 One-sided competition; 2.3.1 Distance-independent; 2.3.2 Distance-dependent; 2.4 Limitations; 2.4.1 Low predictive power; 2.4.2 Distance-independent vs. distance-dependent; 2.4.3 Influence of sampling design; 2.5 Summary; 3 Forest site evaluation; 3.1 Introduction
3.2 Phytocentric measures of site quality3.2.1 Site index; 3.2.2 Plant indicators; 3.2.3 Other phytocentric measures; 3.3 Geocentric measures of site productivity; 3.3.1 Physiographic measures; 3.3.2 Climatic measures; 3.3.3 Soil measures; 3.4 Summary; 4 Whole-stand and size-class models; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Whole-stand models; 4.2.1 Yield tables and equations; 4.2.2 Compatible growth and yield equations; 4.2.3 Systems of equations; 4.2.4 State-space models; 4.2.5 Transition matrix models; 4.3 Size-class models; 4.3.1 Stand table projection; 4.3.2 Matrix models; 4.3.3 Diameter-class models 4.3.4 Cohort models4.4 Summary; 5 Tree-level models; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Single-tree distance-dependent models; 5.2.1 Example models; 5.3 Tree-list distance-independent models; 5.3.1 Example models; 5.4 Summary; 6 Components of tree-list models; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Diameter increment; 6.2.1 Potential diameter increment equations with multiplicative modifiers; 6.2.2 Realized diameter increment equations; 6.3 Height increment; 6.3.1 Potential height increment equations with multiplicative modifiers; 6.3.2 Realized height increment equations; 6.4 Crown recession 6.4.1 Individual-tree crown recession models6.4.2 Branch-level crown recession models; 6.5 Summary; 7 Individual-tree static equations; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Total height; 7.3 Crown length; 7.4 Crown width and profile; 7.5 Stem volume and taper; 7.6 Biomass; 7.7 Use of static equations to predict missing values; 7.8 Summary; 8 Mortality; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Stand-level mortality; 8.3 Individual-tree-level mortality; 8.4 Mechanistic models of mortality; 8.5 Development and application of mortality equations; 8.6 Summary; 9 Seeding, regeneration, and recruitment; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Seeding 9.2.1 Flowering and pollination9.2.2 Seed production; 9.2.3 Seed dispersal; 9.2.4 Seed germination; 9.3 Regeneration; 9.4 Recruitment; 9.4.1 Static; 9.4.2 Dynamic; 9.5 Summary; 10 Linking growth models of different resolutions; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Linked stand- and size-class models; 10.2.1 Parameter recovery; 10.2.2 Modified stand table projection; 10.3 Linked stand- and tree-level models; 10.3.1 Disaggregation; 10.3.2 Constrained; 10.3.3 Combined; 10.4 Summary; 11 Modeling silvicultural treatments; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Genetic improvements; 11.2.1 Stand-level; 11.2.2 Tree-level 11.3 Early stand treatments |
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Forest growth and yield modeling / / Aaron R. Weiskittel ... [et al.]
| Forest growth and yield modeling / / Aaron R. Weiskittel ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (431 p.) |
| Disciplina | 634/.0441 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WeiskittelAaron R |
| Soggetto topico |
Trees - Growth - Computer simulation
Forest productivity - Computer simulation Trees - Growth - Mathematical models Forest productivity - Mathematical models |
| ISBN |
9786613694874
9781280784484 1280784482 9781119998518 1119998514 9781119971504 1119971500 9781119998525 1119998522 |
| Classificazione | SCI011000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Forest Growth and Yield Modeling; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Model development and validation; 1.2 Important uses; 1.3 Overview of the book; 2 Indices of competition; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Two-sided competition; 2.2.1 Distance-independent; 2.2.2 Distance-dependent; 2.3 One-sided competition; 2.3.1 Distance-independent; 2.3.2 Distance-dependent; 2.4 Limitations; 2.4.1 Low predictive power; 2.4.2 Distance-independent vs. distance-dependent; 2.4.3 Influence of sampling design; 2.5 Summary; 3 Forest site evaluation; 3.1 Introduction
3.2 Phytocentric measures of site quality3.2.1 Site index; 3.2.2 Plant indicators; 3.2.3 Other phytocentric measures; 3.3 Geocentric measures of site productivity; 3.3.1 Physiographic measures; 3.3.2 Climatic measures; 3.3.3 Soil measures; 3.4 Summary; 4 Whole-stand and size-class models; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Whole-stand models; 4.2.1 Yield tables and equations; 4.2.2 Compatible growth and yield equations; 4.2.3 Systems of equations; 4.2.4 State-space models; 4.2.5 Transition matrix models; 4.3 Size-class models; 4.3.1 Stand table projection; 4.3.2 Matrix models; 4.3.3 Diameter-class models 4.3.4 Cohort models4.4 Summary; 5 Tree-level models; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Single-tree distance-dependent models; 5.2.1 Example models; 5.3 Tree-list distance-independent models; 5.3.1 Example models; 5.4 Summary; 6 Components of tree-list models; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Diameter increment; 6.2.1 Potential diameter increment equations with multiplicative modifiers; 6.2.2 Realized diameter increment equations; 6.3 Height increment; 6.3.1 Potential height increment equations with multiplicative modifiers; 6.3.2 Realized height increment equations; 6.4 Crown recession 6.4.1 Individual-tree crown recession models6.4.2 Branch-level crown recession models; 6.5 Summary; 7 Individual-tree static equations; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Total height; 7.3 Crown length; 7.4 Crown width and profile; 7.5 Stem volume and taper; 7.6 Biomass; 7.7 Use of static equations to predict missing values; 7.8 Summary; 8 Mortality; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Stand-level mortality; 8.3 Individual-tree-level mortality; 8.4 Mechanistic models of mortality; 8.5 Development and application of mortality equations; 8.6 Summary; 9 Seeding, regeneration, and recruitment; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Seeding 9.2.1 Flowering and pollination9.2.2 Seed production; 9.2.3 Seed dispersal; 9.2.4 Seed germination; 9.3 Regeneration; 9.4 Recruitment; 9.4.1 Static; 9.4.2 Dynamic; 9.5 Summary; 10 Linking growth models of different resolutions; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Linked stand- and size-class models; 10.2.1 Parameter recovery; 10.2.2 Modified stand table projection; 10.3 Linked stand- and tree-level models; 10.3.1 Disaggregation; 10.3.2 Constrained; 10.3.3 Combined; 10.4 Summary; 11 Modeling silvicultural treatments; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Genetic improvements; 11.2.1 Stand-level; 11.2.2 Tree-level 11.3 Early stand treatments |
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2011 | ||
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