Generalized nonlinear height–diameter models for a <i>Cryptomeria fortunei</i> plantation in the Pingba region of Guizhou Province, China
2018
Z. Chai | W. Tan | Y. Li | Y. Li | L. Yan | H. Yuan | Z. Li
The relationship between height and diameter (H-D) is an important component in forest growth and yield models, and a better understanding of the relationship will improve forest monitoring, management, and biomass estimation. Sixteen nonlinear growth functions were fitted to H-D data for 1261 trees from a <i>Cryptomeria fortunei</i> plantation in the Pingba region of Guizhou Province, China. Of the 1261 trees, 80 % were randomly selected for model calibration, while the remaining trees were reserved for model validation. All models were evaluated and compared by means of multiple-model performance criteria. Although all 16 models showed a good fit to the dataset and each of them accounted for more than 75 % of the total variation in height, a large difference in asymptotic estimates was observed. The Chapman–Richards, Weibull, and Näslund models were recommended for <i>C. fortunei</i> plantations, due to their satisfactory height prediction and biological interpretability.
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