Modelling silviculture alternatives for managing Pinus pinea L.

  • Míriam Piqué-Nicolau Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya
  • Miren del Río INIA
  • Rafael Calama INIA
  • Gregorio Montero INIA
Keywords: yield models, diameter distribution, silviculture models, stone pine

Abstract

A yield model was developed to simulate silviculture alternatives for Pinus pinea L. in north-east Spain (Catalonia). The model uses several functions to estimate the main silvicultural parameters at stand level and a disaggregation system to predict diameter distributions. From a network of 75 temporary plots a system of equations to predict stand variables was simultaneously fitted for two stand density types, namely low and high density stands, using the threestage least-squares method (3SLS). The diameter distributions were estimated by the Weibull distribution function using the parameter recovery method (PRM) and the method of moments. Based on this yield model, two silviculture alternatives were simulated for each stand density type and site class, resulting in 16 silviculture scenarios. The yield model and silviculture alternatives offer a management tool and a guide for the sustainable forest management of evenaged Pinus pinea forests in this region.

 

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Published
2011-04-12
How to Cite
Piqué-Nicolau, M., del Río, M., Calama, R., & Montero, G. (2011). Modelling silviculture alternatives for managing Pinus pinea L. Forest Systems, 20(1), 3-20. https://doi.org/10.5424/fs/2011201-8464
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