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Examining bias in estimating the response variable and assessing the effect of using alternative plot designs to measure predictor variables in diameter growth modeling

Creator:: Zumrawi, Abdel Azim M. A.
Abstract:: Diameter growth of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuqa menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) estimated from increment cores was compared with that obtained from repeated measurements of tree diameter on permanent plots located in two Douglas-fir study areas in the central Coast Range of Oregon. Growth was measured for a 6-year period (1979- 1985). Diameter growth...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Nonlinear models of height growth for Douglas-fir in southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Scrivani, John A.
Abstract:: A review is made of methods which assess the bias and non-normality of parameter estimates and predictions obtained with nonlinear regression. Particular emphasis is placed upon curvature measures of nonlinearity, related measures of parameter and prediction bias, and the effects of reparameterizations. Alternate models of individual tree height growth are...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Construction of regression models for predicting crown development in southwestern Oregon Douglas-fir

Creator:: Maguire, Douglas A. (Douglas Alan)
Abstract:: A branch mortality dating technique and whorl sampling strategy were implemented to model five-year crown recession from data collected on temporary plots. Twenty-eight Douglas-fir from two levels-of-growing- stock studies in Oregon and Washington were first dissected to validate the proposed dating technique and assess alternative sampling strategies. Branch mortalities in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A model of forest nitrogen cycling to assess the effects of management intensity on long-term productivity in Douglas-fir forests of the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Krzak, Joan
Abstract:: The objective of this study was to assess the effects of forest management intensity on long-term productivity of Pacific Northwest Douglas-fir forests. The components of management intensity included rotation length, timber utilization standard (whole tree or bole only), method of slash treatment (remove/burn or leave) and fertilization practice (urea nitrogen...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Simulating Wood Properties in the Context of a Growth and Yield Model for Planted Douglas-fir

Creator:: Osborne, Nathaniel L.
Abstract:: Forest growth and yield models are critical to supporting decision making in forestry, but often lack considerations for wood properties. The feasibility of simulating wood properties in the context of a Douglas-fir individual tree growth and yield model was evaluated. This assessment explored the effect of predicted sapwood width, stem...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Context of a Growth and Yield Model for Planted Douglas-fir Abstract approved

Development of a hybrid modeling framework for intensively managed Douglas-fir plantations in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Weiskittel, Aaron R.
Abstract:: Forest growth models in the Pacific Northwest are predominantly empirical. Predictions of yield under alternative silvicultural regimes cannot rely completely on field trials; yet empirical growth models are often inadequate for extrapolating untested regimes and genotypes. The limitations of current models include (1) long time-steps (e.g. 5-10 years); (2) insufficient...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Intensively Managed Douglas-Fir Plantations in the Pacific Northwest. Abstract approved: Douglas A

Hierarchical analysis of spatial pattern and processes of Douglas-fir forests using wavelet analysis

Creator:: Bradshaw, G. A.
Abstract:: There has been an increased interest in the quantification of pattern in ecological systems over the past years. This interest is motivated by the desire to construct valid models which extend across many scales. Spatial methods must quantify pattern, discriminate types of pattern, and relate hierarchical phenomena across scales. Wavelet...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Disaggregative and individual-tree growth models in theory and application

Creator:: Ritchie, Martin W.
Abstract:: Disaggregative and individual-tree/distance-independent modeling methods are compared and contrasted. Differences between the two are related to differences in functional and apparent resolution and may be illustrated using aggregation theory. When considering models of different levels of resolution describing a given phenomenon, invariance with respect to the aggregation implied (symmetry) may...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Thinning aged Douglas-fir : an analysis of mobilization costs and a log bucking strategy for revenue improvement

Creator:: Pilkerton, Stephen J.
Abstract:: Contract harvest operations have become the preferred approach to reducing the largest cost component of timber production through free market competition amongst logging contractors bidding or negotiating for work. The goal of this research was to investigate economic components of harvesting operations not previously studied for steep slope thinning harvests...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . CONTRIBUTION OF AUTHORS Dr. John Sessions guided the formulation of the mathematical model and was

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Examining bias in estimating the response variable and assessing the effect of using alternative plot designs to measure predictor variables in diameter growth modeling

Nonlinear models of height growth for Douglas-fir in southwestern Oregon

Construction of regression models for predicting crown development in southwestern Oregon Douglas-fir

A model of forest nitrogen cycling to assess the effects of management intensity on long-term productivity in Douglas-fir forests of the Pacific Northwest

Simulating Wood Properties in the Context of a Growth and Yield Model for Planted Douglas-fir

Development of a hybrid modeling framework for intensively managed Douglas-fir plantations in the Pacific Northwest

Hierarchical analysis of spatial pattern and processes of Douglas-fir forests using wavelet analysis

Disaggregative and individual-tree growth models in theory and application

Thinning aged Douglas-fir : an analysis of mobilization costs and a log bucking strategy for revenue improvement

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