Amaro A., Reed D., Soares P. (editors) Modelling Forest Systems

CABI Publishing, 2002. — 432 p.There are many theoretical approaches to modelling forest systems, but not all of them have valid practical applications. This book reviews current thinking on various models and explores a variety of areas and approaches. The papers in this book have been selected and developed from those presented at a workshop held in Portugal in June 2002. The topics covered include: forest reality and modelling strategies; mathematical approaches and reasoning; estimation processes models; validation and decision under uncertainty and model archives and metadata.The book will be of significant interest to those in areas of forestry, applied ecology, and statistics and economics.Contents
Forest reality and modelling strategies
Suggestions for choosing an appropriate level for modelling forest stands
Mapping forest site productivity for Alberta
Growth modelling of Eucalyptus regnans for carbon accounting at the Landscape Scale
Spatial distribution modelling of forest attributes coupling remotely sensed imagery and GIS techniques
Algorithmic and interactive approaches to stand growth modelling
Linking process-based and empirical forest models in Eucalyptus plantations in Brazil
A strategy for growth and yield research in Komatiland Forests in South AfricaAfrica
Mathematical approaches and reasoning
Quantitative tools for modelling forest systems at different scales
GLOBTREE, an individual tree growth model for Eucalyptus globulas in Portugal
Modelling dominant height growth: effect of stand density
Testing for temporal dependence of pollen cone production in jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb)
Spatial stochastic modelling of cone production from stone pine (Pinus pinea l) stands in the Spanish northern plateau
Modelling the carbon sequestration of a mixed, uneven-aged, managed forest using the process model SECRETS
An allometric-weibull model for interpreting and predicting the dynamics of foiliage biomass on scots pine branches
Diameter distribution models and height-diameter equations for Estonian forests
Modelling the diameter at breast height growth of Populus x euramericana plantations in Spain
Stand growth and productivity of mountain forests in southern Siberia in a changing climate
Estimation Processes
Estimation and application of size-biased distributions in forestry
Sop model - the parameter estimation alternatives
Evaluating estimation methods for logistic regression in modelling individual-tree mortality
Using process-dependent groups of species to model the dynamics on a tropical rain-forest
Modelling current annual height increment of young Douglas-fir stands at different sites
Simulation and sustainability of cork oak stands
A critical look at procedures for validating growth and yield models
Model testing by means of cost-plus-loss analyses
Regulating the yield of goods and services from forests: Developing tools to support management decisions and policy development for multiple objective forest management
CAPSIS: computer-aided projection for strategies in silviculture: advantages of a shared forest-modelling platform
Expected volume and value of structural dimension lumber from 25-, 30-, 35-, 40- and 50 year old loblolly pine plantation timber
Comparing models for growth and management of forest tracts
Landscape visualization under three different forest growth simulators
How good is good enough: information quality needs for management decision-making
Model archives and metadata
Forest modelling: Conserving the past and building the future
A logic approach to design specifications for integrated application of diverse models in forest ecosystem analysis
Conclusions
Emerging trends and future directions: a workshop synthesis