Allen_2020_height_development_Norway_spruce: Height Development function for Norway Spruce in Norway, from...

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Height Development function for Norway Spruce in Norway, from Allen et al. 2020.

Description

Height Development function for Norway Spruce in Norway, from Allen et al. 2020.

Usage

Allen_2020_height_development_Norway_spruce(
  dominant_height,
  stand_age,
  ref_age
)

Arguments

dominant_height	numeric. Dominant height of stand in metres.
stand_age	numeric. Stand age, years from planting.
ref_age	numeric. Reference age. Age at output.

Details

N.B. Although the paper uses log10(), it should be ln()! This is corrected in this function.

N.B. The function fitted in the paper has several changes compared to the function from Diéguez-Aranda, U.; Burkhart, H. E.; Rodríguez-Soalleiro, R. (2005). Modeling dominant height growth of radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) plantations in north-western Spain. Forest Ecology and Management. Vol. 215. #1-3. pp. 271-284. <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2005.05.015>

Value

numeric. Height at reference age in metres.

Source

Allen, M.G. II, Antón-Fernández, C., Astrup, R. (2020) "A stand-level growth and yield model for thinned and unthinned managed Norway spruce forests in Norway". Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. Vol. 35. pp. 238-251. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2020.1773525

Silviculturalist/forester documentation built on April 20, 2024, 2:13 p.m.