Stand growth model using volume increment/basal area ratios

Estimation of stand growth is crucial for forest planning. Estimations were usually done using fixed values, and recently growth equations have been used. An alternative is through stand growth models. The objective was to develop a simple model for Nothofagus pumilio stands with full density along...

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Main Authors: Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José, Cellini, Juan Manuel, Lencinas, María Vanessa, Peri, Pablo Luis
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23333
https://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/jfs-200803-0003_stand-growth-model-using-volume-increment-basal-area-ratios.php
https://doi.org/10.17221/3100-JFS
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author Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Peri, Pablo Luis
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Peri, Pablo Luis
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description Estimation of stand growth is crucial for forest planning. Estimations were usually done using fixed values, and recently growth equations have been used. An alternative is through stand growth models. The objective was to develop a simple model for Nothofagus pumilio stands with full density along site quality and age gradients. The sample was obtained from 125 stands. Data on forest structure and samples for tree-ring measurement were taken in all trees to estimate growths using biometric models previously developed. The growth values of each plot during the last twenty years were calculated to fit the model, using the ratio of total volume increment/basal area as an independent variable. The developed model gives a ratio between stand volume increment and basal area (m/year) in relation to the site quality and stand age. The statistics (r2 = 0.819, mean error = 0.019, absolute mean error = 0.033), residual analysis and biological performance were satisfactory. The obtained stand growths varied between 1 and 20 m3/ha/year. This simple model allowed to estimate growth values at a stand level from easy field measurements from forest inventories.
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spelling INTA233332025-08-06T13:06:33Z Stand growth model using volume increment/basal area ratios Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José Cellini, Juan Manuel Lencinas, María Vanessa Peri, Pablo Luis Primary Forests Biometry Forest Growth Models Bosques Primarios Biometria Crecimiento Forestal Nothofagus pumilio Modelos Tierra del Fuego Forest Planning Stand Models Native Forests Biometric Models Inventories Planificación Forestal Modelos de Stand Bosques Nativos Modelos Biométricos Inventarios Región Patagónica Estimation of stand growth is crucial for forest planning. Estimations were usually done using fixed values, and recently growth equations have been used. An alternative is through stand growth models. The objective was to develop a simple model for Nothofagus pumilio stands with full density along site quality and age gradients. The sample was obtained from 125 stands. Data on forest structure and samples for tree-ring measurement were taken in all trees to estimate growths using biometric models previously developed. The growth values of each plot during the last twenty years were calculated to fit the model, using the ratio of total volume increment/basal area as an independent variable. The developed model gives a ratio between stand volume increment and basal area (m/year) in relation to the site quality and stand age. The statistics (r2 = 0.819, mean error = 0.019, absolute mean error = 0.033), residual analysis and biological performance were satisfactory. The obtained stand growths varied between 1 and 20 m3/ha/year. This simple model allowed to estimate growth values at a stand level from easy field measurements from forest inventories. EEA Santa Cruz, INTA Fil: Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina. Fil: Cellini, Juan Manuel. Universidad Nacional de la Plata . Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Maderas; Argentina. Fil: Lencinas, María Vanessa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. 2025-08-06T13:01:09Z 2025-08-06T13:01:09Z 2008-03-31 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23333 https://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/jfs-200803-0003_stand-growth-model-using-volume-increment-basal-area-ratios.php Martínez Pastur G., Cellini J.M., Lencinas M.V. Peri P.L. (2008) Stand growth model using volume increment/basal area ratios. Journal of Forest Science 54(3): 102-108. 1805-935X (electronic) 1212-4834 https://doi.org/10.17221/3100-JFS eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences Journal of Forest Science 54 (3) : 102-108. (2008)
spellingShingle Primary Forests
Biometry
Forest Growth
Models
Bosques Primarios
Biometria
Crecimiento Forestal
Nothofagus pumilio
Modelos
Tierra del Fuego
Forest Planning
Stand Models
Native Forests
Biometric Models
Inventories
Planificación Forestal
Modelos de Stand
Bosques Nativos
Modelos Biométricos
Inventarios
Región Patagónica
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Peri, Pablo Luis
Stand growth model using volume increment/basal area ratios
title Stand growth model using volume increment/basal area ratios
title_full Stand growth model using volume increment/basal area ratios
title_fullStr Stand growth model using volume increment/basal area ratios
title_full_unstemmed Stand growth model using volume increment/basal area ratios
title_short Stand growth model using volume increment/basal area ratios
title_sort stand growth model using volume increment basal area ratios
topic Primary Forests
Biometry
Forest Growth
Models
Bosques Primarios
Biometria
Crecimiento Forestal
Nothofagus pumilio
Modelos
Tierra del Fuego
Forest Planning
Stand Models
Native Forests
Biometric Models
Inventories
Planificación Forestal
Modelos de Stand
Bosques Nativos
Modelos Biométricos
Inventarios
Región Patagónica
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23333
https://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/jfs-200803-0003_stand-growth-model-using-volume-increment-basal-area-ratios.php
https://doi.org/10.17221/3100-JFS
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