Choosing Fagus sylvatica L. matrix model dimension by sensitivity analysis of the population growth rate with respect to the width of the diameter classes

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 218, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 307-314

  Lopez Torres I ^a   Fullana Belda, C ^b   Ortuno Perez S F ^a   Martin Fernandez A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA COMILLAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Population growth rate; Projection matrix model; Sensitivity; Sustainable harvesting

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MATRIX ALGEBRA;

BEECH STAND; ELASTICITY; FAGUS SYLVATICA L.; MATRIX MODELS; POPULATION GROWTH RATE; PROJECTION MATRICES; PROJECTION MATRIX MODEL; SENSITIVITY; SUSTAINABLE HARVESTING; TREE DIAMETERS; UNEVEN-AGED;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DECIDUOUS TREE; DIAMETER; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; NUMERICAL METHOD; POPULATION GROWTH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; ELASTICITY; FAGUS; FORESTRY; GROWTH; HARVESTING; MATRICES; SENSITIVITY; TREES;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 52149112913     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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