Scaling growth relationships from seedling plots using similarity analysis

Data from a small-scale loblolly pine seedling experiment established at 1/16 scale to an operational study were used to develop height and diameter development models appropriate for either scale. An additional model was constructed that analytically relates stand development between the two scales...

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Published in:Forest science 2003-04, Vol.49 (2), p.188-195
Main Authors: AMATEIS, Ralph L, SHARMA, Mahadev, BURKHART, Harold E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Calculus
Forests
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Scale models
Seeds
Trees
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Summary:Data from a small-scale loblolly pine seedling experiment established at 1/16 scale to an operational study were used to develop height and diameter development models appropriate for either scale. An additional model was constructed that analytically relates stand development between the two scales and links the size of trees grown at small scale to operational scale counterparts. Results suggest that important stand characteristics associated with forest productivity develop similarly at the two scales. The models presented here can be used to evaluate the effects of stand density on tree growth at either scale and make inferences to operational scales from small-scale seedling studies. FOR. SCI. 49(2):188–195.
ISSN:0015-749X
1938-3738
DOI:10.1093/forestscience/49.2.188