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A Study of Stand Growth Model for Pinus yunnanensis (Pinaceae) Based on Plots Data-A Case Study in Yangliu Township, Baoshan, Yunnan Province - in Chinese Language
Author
Lang Rong, Xu Jianchu, Timm Tennigkeit, Xuefei Yang and Bi Ying Feng
Year
2011
Journal Title
Plant Diversity and Resources
Institution
Plant Diversity and Resources
Volume
33
Issue
3
Pages
357-363
Call Number
JA0445-12
Keywords
Pinus yunnanensis, Stand growth model, Nonlinear curve fitting
Abstract:
Pinus yunnanensis is one of most important timber species in Yunnan Province, and widely distributed in southwest China. Studies on growth model have been reported, however, most of which focused on a specific part of growth model. To build detailed, easily used and accurate empirical stand growth model from the same dataset, a case study was conducted in Yangliu Township, Baoshan, Yunnan Province. A total of 86 sample plots data were collected using two stages sampling design. Several popular non-linear growth functions were fitted and compared, including Chapman-Richards, Mitscherlich, Schumacher, Gompertz, Logistic, Korf and Allometric function. Models of site index, density index, average diameter at breast height (DBH) and stock volume growth model were fitted respectively. The different models performed more or less similarly in terms of coefficients of determination and root mean square error (RMSE). However, empirical growth function “Schumacher” had lower coefficient of variation for all parameters than other models. Schumacher function was the most suitable one for site index, average DBH and stock volume growth model in all alternative functions.
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