randomstand: Generate a simple random stand of trees

In Maeswrap: Wrapper Functions for MAESTRA/MAESPA

Description

Generates a stand of trees, given a LAI, stocking, and some basic allometry. Very simple implementation that will be expanded (and eventually rolled into Maes*).

Usage

randomstand(LAI = 2, height = 20, cwcl = 0.8, ALAC = 0.5,
  stocking = 500, edge = 10, plotsize = c(25, 25), dbh = 0.3,
  crownshape = c("ELIP", "BOX", "CONE", "PARA", "CYL"), path = "",
  maxnotrees = 25)

Arguments

LAI	Leaf area index of the stand (m2 m-2)
height	Total tree height (m)
cwcl	The ratio of crown width to crown length
ALAC	The ratio of tree leaf area to crown surface area (m2 m-2)
stocking	Number of trees per hectare
edge	An extra edge to be placed around the plot (in addition to plotsize!)
plotsize	The size of the plot (m), as a vector (x,y)
dbh	Trunk diameter (not relevant, just for plotting) (m)
crownshape	One of the Maestra crown shapes
path	Path to the directory where the Maestra files should be modified
maxnotrees	Maximum number of target trees to be set in confile.dat (affects Maestra radiation calculations, not the plot and tree layout)

Examples

## Not run: 
# Assuming your working directory contains the Maestra input files,
randomstand()
Plotstand()

## End(Not run)

Maeswrap documentation built on May 2, 2019, 7:58 a.m.