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Taper models are used to determine the diameter along the trunk and allow to determine the tree trunk volume or volume of any part of it. The paper presents the method of determining the thickness of bark along the trunk using compatible taper models. Four taper models with different levels of complexity were analyzed based on data from 13 sample plots and 39 sample trees measured in black locust...
Set of ‘nonparametric’ methods, that don’t make a priori assumption about functional form of empirical distribution was developed as an alternative to the parametric distribution modeling. The kernel estimators are one of such methods, that can be used to describe the frequency of data representing for example DBH records. Kernel smoothing requires the choice of weighting function and bandwidth also...
Although modelling of the diameter at the breast height (DBH) distributions has long history, theoretical discrete distributions have not so far been used for this purpose. In this study we use measurements covering 25 years (six inventories) without silvicultural influence on 14 even−aged Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands to develop the DBH distribution models. Analysed stands are located in...
The study presents the assessment of the accuracy of two generalized height−diameter models, such as skwB [Bruchwald et al. 2001] and skwO [Orzeł et al. 2014], developed in Poland for black alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.) stands. Verification of these models was conducted on empirical material that was collected in 127 alder stands located in the western part of Sandomierz Basin (southern Poland)...
The study shows that the accuracy of tree height approximation by means of investigated functions is not modified by the age or site conditions of the analysed alder stands. The widest range of tree height variability was explained by Schnute (M5) function. Higher values of adjusted coefficient of determination (R2 adj) are usually obtained when the height of black alder stands in the western part...
Paper analyses relationships between radial growth and seven crown−related parameters (crown length, relative length, width, slenderness, projection area and volume as well as single tree space) for ten alien and native tree species growing in 'common garden' conditions in the WULS−SGGW Forest Experimental Station in Rogów (central Poland). Significant correlation was found between 10− and 15−years...
When using such methods as terrestrial laser scanning (TLS), one of the major factors influencing the accuracy of stand characteristics determination is the visibility of trees on a sample plot, which is often obscured by the shadow effect caused by trees located closer to the plot center. Because of this, the percentage of the identified trees and basal area depends on the distance from the plot...
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