SREL Reprint #2792
Individual-tree diameter growth and mortality models for bottomland mixed-species hardwood stands in the lower Mississippi alluvial valley
Dehai Zhao1, Bruce Borders2, and Machelle Wilson1
1Savannah
River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC 29802 USA
2Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia,
Athens, GA 30602 USA
Abstract: Individual-tree diameter growth and mortality models were developed for the bottomland mixed-species hardwood stands in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV). Data came from 5-year remeasurements of continuous forest inventory plots. Six species groups were created according to diameter structure, tree growth, mortality, recruitment and light demand of species. A 5-year basal area increment model and logistic mortality model were calibrated for species groups. Potential predictor variables at tree-level and stand-level were selected based on the available data and their biological significance to tree growth and mortality. The resulting models possess desirable statistical properties and model behaviors, and can be used to update short-term inventory.
SREL Reprint #2792
Zhao, D., B. E. Borders, and M. D. Wilson. 2003. Individual-tree diameter growth and mortality models for bottomland mixed-species hardwood stands in the lower Mississippi alluvial valley. Forest Ecology and Management 199:307-322.