Research Article
Large-Scale Forest Modeling: Deducing Stand Density from Inventory Data
| | Symbol | Value | Unit | Description |
| | | Mg ha−1 | Stand stem biomass# | | | Mg | Mean biomass of a single tree | |
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| Mg ha−1 | Initial stand biomass of a newly planted stand | | | Mg ha−1 | Maximum stand | | | Mg ha−1 y−1 | Production of dead stem biomass # | | | Mg ha−1 y−1 | Net increment of standing stem biomass# | | | Mg ha−1 y−1 | Gross production of stem biomass | | | ha−1 | Number of trees | | | ha−1 | Maximum number of trees at a fixed | | | — | Site productivity index | | 0.005 | y−1 | Density-independent mortality rate | |
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| Mg ha−1 | where (position of the self-thinning. (4)) | | −1.75 | — | Slope of the self-thinning (4) | | 0.25 | — | relative size of the trees that die compared to those surviving
during self-thinning | | | — | | | | — | Maximum closure allowed in a thinned stand | | | — | Gross growth rate relative to a closed stand at the same | | 3.5 | — | Parameter of | | | — | Mortality relative to a closed stand | | 4 | — | Parameter of | |
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| — | Growth function parameter (1) | | 0.0813 | — | Growth function parameter (1) | |
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| Mg ha−1 | proportionality constant | |
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| — | Growth function parameter (1) |
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#subscript (in , etc.) indicates a closed stand (). *values are species specific (Table 2).
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