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Testing the Performance of Some Competition Indices against Experimental Data and Outputs of Spatially Explicit Simulation Models

Vladimir Shanin / Hannu Hökkä / Pavel Grabarnik

Three competition indices were tested against experimental data on the growth of individual trees in mapped forest stands and outputs of spatially explicit, process-based models of competition. The comparison showed the fundamental importance of taking into account the spatial structure of stands and, particularly, the relative spatial locations of individual trees (spatial asymmetry) when calculating the competition between trees. Although none of the competition indices are able to take into account the specific processes affecting the development of individual trees, these indices can be used in forest dynamics modeling as a simplified representation of competition between trees for resources.

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Testing the Performance of Some Competition Indices against Experimental Data and Outputs of Spatially Explicit Simulation Models

Vladimir Shanin / Hannu Hökkä / Pavel Grabarnik

Three competition indices were tested against experimental data on the growth of individual trees in mapped forest stands and outputs of spatially explicit, process-based models of competition. The comparison showed the fundamental importance of taking into account the spatial structure of stands and, particularly, the relative spatial locations of individual trees (spatial asymmetry) when calculating the competition between trees. Although none of the competition indices are able to take into account the specific processes affecting the development of individual trees, these indices can be used in forest dynamics modeling as a simplified representation of competition between trees for resources.

Testing the Performance of Some Competition Indices against Experimental Data and Outputs of Spatially Explicit Simulation Models

Vladimir Shanin / Hannu Hökkä / Pavel Grabarnik

Three competition indices were tested against experimental data on the growth of individual trees in mapped forest stands and outputs of spatially explicit, process-based models of competition. The comparison showed the fundamental importance of taking into account the spatial structure of stands and, particularly, the relative spatial locations of individual trees (spatial asymmetry) when calculating the competition between trees. Although none of the competition indices are able to take into account the specific processes affecting the development of individual trees, these indices can be used in forest dynamics modeling as a simplified representation of competition between trees for resources.

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Title:

Testing the Performance of Some Competition Indices against Experimental Data and Outputs of Spatially Explicit Simulation Models

Contributors:

Vladimir Shanin (author) / Hannu Hökkä (author) / Pavel Grabarnik (author)

Published in:

Forests, Vol 12, Iss 10, p 1415 (2021)

Publication date:

2021

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3390/f12101415

Type of media:

Article (Journal)

Type of material:

Electronic Resource

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Unknown

Keywords:

competition indices , spatial asymmetry , spatially explicit models , process-based models , boreal forest stands , Plant ecology , QK900-989

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