A comparison of fixed- and mixed-effects modeling in tree growth and yield prediction of an indigenous neotropical species (Centrolobium tomentosum) in a plantation system

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 291, Issue , 2013, Pages 249-258

  de Miguel, Sergio ^a,b   Guzmán, Gustavo ^c   Pukkala, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN SIMÓN   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Conditional model; Forest management; Marginal model; Random effects; Stand dynamics; Tropical tree species

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CALIBRATION DATA; CONDITIONAL MODELS; FIXED-EFFECTS; FOREST RESTORATION; FORESTRY PRACTICES; GROWTH AND YIELD; GROWTH AND YIELD MODELS; MODEL CALIBRATION; MODEL FITTING; PIONEER TREE SPECIES; RANDOM EFFECTS; SITE QUALITY; SOUTH AMERICA; STAND DYNAMICS; TREE GROWTH; TROPICAL TREE SPECIES; VOLUME INCREMENT;

CALIBRATION; CONSERVATION; FORECASTING; RANDOM PROCESSES;

FORESTRY;

CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORESTRY MODELING; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; LEGUME; NATIVE SPECIES; NEOTROPICAL REGION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PIONEER SPECIES; PLANTATION FORESTRY; PREDICTION; YIELD;

CALIBRATION; CONSERVATION; FORECASTS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREES;

SOUTH AMERICA;

CENTROLOBIUM;

EID: 84871862908     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.11.026     Document Type: Article

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