Modeling Forest Stand Dynamics, Growth and Yield
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2021) | Viewed by 27868
Special Issue Editor
Interests: forest biometrics; modeling forest trees and stands; forest inventory and sampling
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Forests have a critical role in addressing global issues of sequestering carbon while providing renewable materials and energy as well as a host of ecosystem services. The world’s forests are diverse and serve myriad purposes, but, regardless of the management objective, reliable models of forest stand dynamics, growth, and yield are required. Steady progress has resulted from applying increasingly sophisticated quantitative analysis techniques and cutting-edge technologies to measure, monitor, and model trees and stands. The computer revolution has made the capture, storage, and management of large amounts of data feasible and data- and computational-intensive methods possible. However, technical challenges and opportunities remain as forest modeling continues to evolve and advance. Contributions to this Special Issue are encouraged on all aspects of growth and yield modeling, including data collection and analysis, modeling approaches, and model validation and implementation. Forest types ranging from planted monocultures to mixed-species natural stands are of interest, as are parametric and nonparametric approaches to data analysis. Assessment of error, not only for model components, but also of overall prediction error at the stand level, is a topic of interest. Partitioning overall error of the system may provide insight and guidance on which parts are most critical for allocation of future efforts in growth and yield model development. This Special Issue aims to provide a benchmark of the state-of-the-art of growth and yield modeling and a glimpse of future research opportunities.
Prof. Dr. Harold E. Burkhart
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Growth and yield
- Response to silvicultural treatments
- Environmental influences
- Parameter estimation
- Model evaluation, implementation
- Decision support systems
- Forest management
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