Essays about: "site index curves"

Found 4 essays containing the words site index curves.

  1. 1. A comparison of methods to assess site index in young Norway spruce stands

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Niels Aagaard Jakobsen ; [2014]
    Keywords : site index; growth intercept; site index curves; height development; site class;

    Abstract : This study investigates whether the site index curve method (SICM) and the growth intercept method (GIM) can be used for site index predictions in younger Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) stands than recommended by current guidelines. READ MORE

  3. 2. En utvärdering av hur olika metoder i Skogshögskolans boniteringssystem påverkar skattningen av ståndortsindex

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Erik Gunnarsson; Oskar Gustavsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; ståndortsfaktorer; Övrehöjdsutveckling;

    Abstract : Det för skogsbruket viktiga boniteringssystemet grundas på skattningar av ståndortsindex (SI). SI beskriver markens naturgivna produktionsförmåga genom att ge en skattning av hur höga de grövsta träden kommer att vara vid en referensålder. READ MORE

  4. 3. Tillväxt och potentiell sågtimmerkvalitet i gallringsmogna jämförelseplanteringar med Pinus contorta och P. sylvestris

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Cecilia Persson; [2008]
    Keywords : Pinus contorta; Pinus sylvestris; jämförelse; produktion; kvalitet;

    Abstract : The Swedish Cellulosa Companiy, SCA, has today 280 000 ha planted with lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) ("C") which is equivalent to 14 % of its total forest area. Exotic lodgepole pine has in previous experimental stands shown a superior growth than the native Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) ("S"). READ MORE

  5. 4. En jämförelse av sitkagranens (Picea sitchensis) och den vanliga granens (P. abies) produktion

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Fredrik Tengberg; [2005]
    Keywords : Picea sitchensis; sitkagran; Picea abies; volymproduktion; odlingsegenskaper; ProdMod;

    Abstract : Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) is a tree species that have its natural distribution along the West Coast of North America, from Alaska in the north to northern California in the south. Sitka spruce is a typical coastal tree species that can reach heights up to 85 meters and occurs in single pure as well as in mixed stands. READ MORE