Specifying Spatial Dependence for Teak Stands Specific to Solomon Island-Derived Clones in Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia: A Preliminary Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data
2.2. Analysis Structure
2.3. Defining Spatial Dependence Methods
2.3.1. Moran’s I
2.3.2. Semivariogram
2.3.3. Thematic Map
3. Results
3.1. Moran’s I Analysis
3.2. Semivariogram Analysis for Spatial Dependence
3.3. The Graphical Analysis of Thematic Maps
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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6th Year | 7th Year | |||||
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Moran’s I | p-Value | Monte Carlo | Moran’s I | p-Value | Monte Carlo | |
DBH | 0.2568735864 | <0.0001 | 0.001 | 0.2321702692 | <0.0001 | 0.001 |
Height | 0.5525857451 | <0.0001 | 0.001 | 0.6033771319 | <0.0001 | 0.001 |
Volume | 0.3853519365 | <0.0001 | 0.001 | 0.3452859439 | <0.0001 | 0.001 |
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Kiram, J.J.; Mohamad Yunus, R.; Japarudin, Y.; Lapammu, M. Specifying Spatial Dependence for Teak Stands Specific to Solomon Island-Derived Clones in Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia: A Preliminary Study. Sustainability 2022, 14, 6005. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106005
Kiram JJ, Mohamad Yunus R, Japarudin Y, Lapammu M. Specifying Spatial Dependence for Teak Stands Specific to Solomon Island-Derived Clones in Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia: A Preliminary Study. Sustainability. 2022; 14(10):6005. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106005
Chicago/Turabian StyleKiram, Johannah Jamalul, Rossita Mohamad Yunus, Yani Japarudin, and Mahadir Lapammu. 2022. "Specifying Spatial Dependence for Teak Stands Specific to Solomon Island-Derived Clones in Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia: A Preliminary Study" Sustainability 14, no. 10: 6005. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106005