dmd.htfunc: Density management height functions

dmd.htfuncR Documentation

Density management height functions

Description

This suite of functions estimates height for forest stands as a function of trees per acre and quadratic mean diameter. Since the dmd.volume function calls these functions, it is not necessary that user's access these directly.

Usage

jrzheight(tpa, qmd)
ls2012height(tpa, qmd)
McC1986height(tpa, qmd)

Arguments

tpa

Trees per acre.

qmd

Stand quadratic mean diameter (inches).

Value

Returns dominant height (feet) for Jang et al. (2021), Long and Shaw (2012), or McCarter and Long (1986).

Author(s)

Martin W. Ritchie, Research Forester, US Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. Email: martin.ritchie@usda.gov

References

Jang, W.S., M.W. Ritchie and J. Zhang (2021) Improved equations for the density management diagram isolines of ponderosa pine stands. For. Sci. 67(1):93-102

Long, J.N. and Shaw, J.D. (2005) A density management diagram for even-aged ponderosa pine stands. West. J. Appl. For. 20(4):205-215.

Long, J.N. and Shaw, J.D. (2012) A density management diagram for even-aged Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer Stands. West. J. Appl. For. 27(4):187-195.

McCarter, J.B. and J.N. Long (1986) A lodgepole pine density management diagram. West. J. Appl. For. 1(1)6-11.

Reineke, L.H. (1933) Perfecting a stand density index for even-aged forests. J. Ag. Res. 46:627-638.

Examples


jrzheight(200, 10.2)
ls2012height(200, 10.2)
McC1986height(200,10.2)

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