A comparison of four process-based models and a statistical regression model to predict growth of Eucalyptus globulus plantations

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 734-746

  Miehle, Peter ^a   Battaglia, Michael ^b,c   Sands, Peter J ^a   Forrester, David I ^a,c   Feikema, Paul M ^a,c   Livesley, Stephen J ^a   Morris, Jim D ^a   Arndt, Stefan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Ensis   (Australia)

^c CRC Forestry ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

3 PG; CABALA; Eucalyptus globulus; Forest growth model; Forest DNDC; Model comparison

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; GROWTH (MATERIALS); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION;

3-PG; CABALA; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; FOREST GROWTH MODEL; FOREST-DNDC; MODEL COMPARISON;

FORESTRY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH MODELING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLANTATION; PREDICTION; SILVICULTURE; SITE FIDELITY;

ECOLOGY; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; FORECASTS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; PLANTATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 58849137593     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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