getC1: Get the Crown Radius to Tree Diameter Ratio (m/cm) This...

Description Usage Arguments Details Value

Description

The generalized equation that these parameters fit is as follows:

Usage

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getC1(x)

Arguments

x

This is your target dataframe. It must have four columns: DIA, b0, b1, and b2. If your target species does not use one of the parameters, just set it to 0 to cancel it out.

Details

CrownRadius = (b0 + b1*DIA + b2*DIA^2)/2

where b0, b1 and b2 are species-specific parameters. These were calculated extensively for our main Sierra Nevada study species by Bechtold WA (2004) Largest-Crown-Width Prediction Models for 53 Species in the Western United States. West J Appl For 19:245–251.

Value

This function returns a single number, the mean crown ratio for the values you entered. Use the doFxBySort wrapper to get it for multiple species, e.g., doFxBySort(getC1, "SPCD", c("DIA", "b0", "b1", "b2"), TreesCA)


ecology-rocks/MakeMyForests documentation built on May 15, 2019, 7:57 p.m.