lorey.height: Lorey's height

In sitreeE: Sitree Extensions

Lorey's height

Description

Calculates Lorey's height (mean height weigted by basal area). If group.id is not NULL, it will calculate Lorey's height for each group.

Usage

lorey.height(BA, height, group.id = NULL)

Arguments

BA	A vector with the basal areas of the trees
height	A vector with the height of the trees
group.id	An optional vector with a grouping variable.

Value

If a grouping variable is provided it returns a data frame with two columns (group.id, and lorey.height). If a grouping variable is not provided it will return the Lorey's height.

Author(s)

Clara Anton Fernandez ([e-mail])

See Also

height.of.X.tallest.trees

Examples

library(sitree)
BA <- pi*(tr$dbh/2)^2
lorey.height(BA, tr$height)
lorey.height(BA, tr$height, tr$plot.id)

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