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Development of ecoregion-based height-diameter models for white spruce in boreal forests.
- Source :
- Forest Ecology & Management; 4/17/2002, Vol. 129 Issue 1-3, p125, 17p, 6 Charts, 21 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2000
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Abstract
- A large number of height-diameter functions were evaluated using felled tree data for white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) grown in Alberta's boreal forests. The logistic-type function was found to produce the most satisfactory fits. Residual analyses were conducted to identify the error structure of the model. A weighting factor of w[sub i] = 1/Ĥ[sup 3/2, sub i] was found appropriate for satisfying the equal error variance assumption. Regional differences in the height-diameter models were examined and tested using the nonlinear extra sum of squares method. It was found that height-diameter models were different among different ecoregions. Incorrectly applying a height-diameter model fitted from one ecoregion to different ecoregions resulted in overestimations between 1.10% and 29.05%, or underestimations between 1.92% and 21.92%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- WHITE spruce
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03781127
- Volume :
- 129
- Issue :
- 1-3
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Forest Ecology & Management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8914726
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00151-6