{"title":"Relative Accuracy of a New Base-Age Invariant Site Index Model","authors":"Bijan Payandeh, Yonghe Wang","doi":"10.1093/forestscience/40.2.341","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A new base-age invariant site index model was developed based on the constrained version of the Chapman-Richards function. It was compared with that of Goelz and Burk's (1992) in terms of relative accuracy and average bias across a range of potential base ages. The data format for fitting the above models was also simplified. Comparing the models on a set of white spruce (Picea glauca [Moench] Voss) stem analysis data indicated that the choice of predictor age influences the models' accuracy and bias. Except for very young ages, the new model performed as well as that Goelz and Burk's (1992) model in relative accuracy. For. Sci. 40(2):341-348.","PeriodicalId":12749,"journal":{"name":"Forest Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Forest Science","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1093/forestscience/40.2.341","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"FORESTRY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A new base-age invariant site index model was developed based on the constrained version of the Chapman-Richards function. It was compared with that of Goelz and Burk's (1992) in terms of relative accuracy and average bias across a range of potential base ages. The data format for fitting the above models was also simplified. Comparing the models on a set of white spruce (Picea glauca [Moench] Voss) stem analysis data indicated that the choice of predictor age influences the models' accuracy and bias. Except for very young ages, the new model performed as well as that Goelz and Burk's (1992) model in relative accuracy. For. Sci. 40(2):341-348.
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Forest Science is a peer-reviewed journal publishing fundamental and applied research that explores all aspects of natural and social sciences as they apply to the function and management of the forested ecosystems of the world. Topics include silviculture, forest management, biometrics, economics, entomology & pathology, fire & fuels management, forest ecology, genetics & tree improvement, geospatial technologies, harvesting & utilization, landscape ecology, operations research, forest policy, physiology, recreation, social sciences, soils & hydrology, and wildlife management.
Forest Science is published bimonthly in February, April, June, August, October, and December.