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Modeling Primary Branch Diameter and Length for Planted Pinus koraiensis by Incorporating Neighbor Competition in Northeast China
Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis Sieb. et Zucc.) is the most important forest vegetation in northeast China. The timber quality of this tree species is largely driven by branch growth and distribution within the crown. Thus, developing branch diameter and length models, especially those that include competition indices, is essential. A total of 48 Korean pine trees were selected to conduct destructive measurements of branch characteristics. This was carried out on all live branches, and a branch diameter and length model was developed. Various indices, including the absolute depth into the branch base (DINC) from tree tip, were used. The equation with the largest Radj2 and smallest root mean square error (RMSE) values was selected as the best model. Each parameter from the best model was reparameterized to the tree variables and competition indices. Finally, the branch diameter model that included diameter at the breast height (DBH), tree height (HT), and the crown length index (CLI), and the branch length model that included DBH and HT exhibited the best performance. The Radj2 and RMSE values were 0.42 and 4 mm, respectively, for the branch diameter model, and 0.77 and 63 cm, respectively, for the branch length model. Branch diameter and length increased as DBH increased and decreased as HT increased. Furthermore, branch diameter decreased as the CLI increased.
Modeling Primary Branch Diameter and Length for Planted Pinus koraiensis by Incorporating Neighbor Competition in Northeast China
Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis Sieb. et Zucc.) is the most important forest vegetation in northeast China. The timber quality of this tree species is largely driven by branch growth and distribution within the crown. Thus, developing branch diameter and length models, especially those that include competition indices, is essential. A total of 48 Korean pine trees were selected to conduct destructive measurements of branch characteristics. This was carried out on all live branches, and a branch diameter and length model was developed. Various indices, including the absolute depth into the branch base (DINC) from tree tip, were used. The equation with the largest Radj2 and smallest root mean square error (RMSE) values was selected as the best model. Each parameter from the best model was reparameterized to the tree variables and competition indices. Finally, the branch diameter model that included diameter at the breast height (DBH), tree height (HT), and the crown length index (CLI), and the branch length model that included DBH and HT exhibited the best performance. The Radj2 and RMSE values were 0.42 and 4 mm, respectively, for the branch diameter model, and 0.77 and 63 cm, respectively, for the branch length model. Branch diameter and length increased as DBH increased and decreased as HT increased. Furthermore, branch diameter decreased as the CLI increased.
Modeling Primary Branch Diameter and Length for Planted Pinus koraiensis by Incorporating Neighbor Competition in Northeast China
Huilin Gao (author) / Qifeng Liu (author) / Ying Song (author) / Mengzhu Jiang (author) / You Yin (author)
2022
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