Equations for predicting the 5-year height growth of six conifer species in southwest Oregon

Permanent citation URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/8250
Title:Equations for predicting the 5-year height growth of six conifer species in southwest Oregon
Authors:Ritchie, Martin W.
Hann, David W.
Oregon State University. Forest Research Laboratory
LCSH Keywords:Forests and forestry -- Oregon -- Measurement -- Mathematical models
Conifers -- Oregon -- Growth -- Mathematical models
Issue Date:Mar-1990
Publisher:Corvallis, Or. : Forest Research Lab, College of Forestry, Oregon State University
Series/Report no.:Research paper (Oregon State University. Forest Research Laboratory)
54
Description:Equations for predicting individual-tree height growth per 5-year period are presented for Douglas-fir, white fir, grand fir, ponderosa pine, sugar pine, and incense-cedar growing in the mixed-conifer zone of southwest Oregon. The data used to develop the equations came from 3,648 trees sampled from 391 stands in the study area. Parameters were estimated by means of nonlinear regression. The model for height growth is expressed as a function of site index, total tree height, crown ratio, and percentage of crown closure at total height of the subject tree.
URI:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/8250
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