Forest Simulation Systems

Author : A. Amaro,D. Reed,P. Soares
Publisher : CABI
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0851998739

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Modelling Forest Systems by A. Amaro,D. Reed,P. Soares Pdf

There are many theoretical approaches to modelling forest systems, but not all of them have valid practical applications. This book reviews current thinking on various models and presents applications in various contexts. Papers have been selected and developed from those presented at aworkshop held in Portugal in June 2002. Topics covered include: Forest reality and modelling strategies Mathematical approaches and reasoning Estimation processes Models, validation and decision under uncertainty Model archives and metadata

Author : Roger D. Fight
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Forest management
ISBN : MINN:31951D029812087

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Users Guide for FRCS by Roger D. Fight Pdf

The Fuel Reduction Cost Simulator (FRCS) spreadsheet application is public domain software used to estimate costs for fuel reduction treatments involving removal of trees of mixed sizes in the form of whole trees, logs, or chips from a forest. Equipment production rates were developed from existing studies. Equipment operating cost rates are from December 2002 prices for new equipment and wage rates for the Pacific Northwest. These cost assumptions can be modified by the user. There are four ground based systems, four cable systems, and two helicopter systems. Cost estimates are in U.S. dollars per 100 cubic feet, per green ton, and per acre.

Author : Ajith H. Perera,Brian R. Sturtevant,Lisa J. Buse
Publisher : Springer
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319198095

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Simulation Modeling of Forest Landscape Disturbances by Ajith H. Perera,Brian R. Sturtevant,Lisa J. Buse Pdf

Forest landscape disturbances are a global phenomenon. Simulation models are an important tool in understanding these broad scale processes and exploring their effects on forest ecosystems. This book contains a collection of insights from a group of ecologists who address a variety of processes: physical disturbances such as drought, wind, and fire; biological disturbances such as defoliating insects and bark beetles; anthropogenic influences; interactions among disturbances; effects of climate change on disturbances; and the recovery of forest landscapes from disturbances—all from a simulation modeling perspective. These discussions and examples offer a broad synopsis of the state of this rapidly evolving subject.

Author : Alexander Palagin,Anatoliy Anisimov,Anatoliy Morozov,Serhiy Shkarlet
Publisher : Springer
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030257415

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Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Systems by Alexander Palagin,Anatoliy Anisimov,Anatoliy Morozov,Serhiy Shkarlet Pdf

This book presents current investigations in the field of mathematical modeling and simulation to support the development of intelligent information systems in domains such as ecology and geology, manufacturing, project management, and safety of distributed information systems. The book will be of interest to developers of modern high-tech software complexes for situational control centers, based on mathematical modeling and simulation methods. In addition, it will appeal to software engineers and programmers, offering them new implementation and application methods. Gathering the latest research, prepared by leading scholars, and identifying promising new directions for solving complex scientific and practical problems, the book presents selected outcomes of the 14th International Scientific-Practical Conference, MODS2019, held in Chernihiv, Ukraine, on June 24 to 26, 2019.

Author : Bernard C. Patten
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483262741

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Systems Analysis and Simulation in Ecology by Bernard C. Patten Pdf

Systems Analysis and Simulation in Ecology, Volume IV continues the organization begun in Volume III to document a meeting, Modeling and Analysis of Ecosystems, held at the University of Georgia on 1-3 March 1973. Several chapters are considerably expanded over their original concept, and several others are included which were not part of the symposium. The book is organized into five parts. Part I contains chapters on estuarine-marine ecosystems. Part II presents models of several terrestrial ecosystems. Part III has chapters devoted to human aspects of ecology. Part IV considers special problems of ecosystem modeling, namely linear versus nonlinear models, aggregation, and validation. Part V, the most extensive section, describes theory in ecosystem analysis. The book’s chapters demonstrate the current scope of systems ecology—its past and present emphasis on parts and mechanisms in simulation modeling, and its movement toward systems analysis and new, more formal consideration of wholes in theory. They make clear that although the systems approach is young in ecology, it has substantially enriched the science both methodologically and conceptually.

Author : Dennis P. Dykstra
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437926163

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Forest Growth and Timber Quality: Crown Models and Simulation Methods for Sustainable Forest Management by Dennis P. Dykstra Pdf

Explores the relationships between forest management activities and timber quality. Sessions were organized to explore models and simulation methodologies that contribute to an understanding of tree development over time and the ways that management and harvesting activities can influence the quality of timber products recovered from those trees. Five keynote addresses, 29 plenary presentations, and 16 poster presentations covered the full breadth of forest growth and timber quality issues related to forest management. These proceedings comprise 19 papers based on presentations and posters, plus 28 abstracts for presentations. Also includes abstracts and slides from the presentations prepared by three keynote speakers. Illustrations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Forest management
ISBN : MINN:31951D028810951

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Third Forest Vegetation Simulator Conference by Anonim Pdf

The Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) is a suite of computer modeling tools for predicting the long-term effects of alternative forest management actions. FVS was developed in the early 1980s and is used throughout the United Sates and British Columbia. The Third FVS conference, held February 13-15, 2007, in Fort Collins Colorado, contains 20 papers. They describe the use of FVS on the stand and landscape scale, and to analyze fuels management in the presence of insects and fire. Several papers compare FVS predictions of the effects of insects and disease to field measurements. FVS is continually evolving and improving in technology and capability to meet the needs of its ever increasing user community. Papers describe new methods for data acquisition and preparation for input to FVS, new economic analysis capabilities within FVS, new methods for simulating forest regeneration, new developments in calculating growth and mortality, and future plans for incorporating the effects of climate change in model simulations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : MINN:31951D02996557N

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Seventh Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources, Traverse City, Michigan, USA, May 28-31, 1997 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Harold E. Burkhart,Margarida Tomé
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789048131709

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Modeling Forest Trees and Stands by Harold E. Burkhart,Margarida Tomé Pdf

Drawing upon a wealth of past research and results, this book provides a comprehensive summary of state-of-the-art methods for empirical modeling of forest trees and stands. It opens by describing methods for quantifying individual trees, progresses to a thorough coverage of whole-stand, size-class and individual-tree approaches for modeling forest stand dynamics, growth and yield, moves on to methods for incorporating response to silvicultural treatments and wood quality characteristics in forest growth and yield models, and concludes with a discussion on evaluating and implementing growth and yield models. Ideal for use in graduate-level forestry courses, this book also provides ready access to a plethora of reference material for researchers working in growth and yield modeling.

Author : Michael A. Marsden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Armillaria root rot
ISBN : MINN:31951D029649480

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Modeling Initial Conditions for Root Rot in Forest Stands by Michael A. Marsden Pdf

Author : Jerome K. Vanclay
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Computers
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009710463

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Modelling Forest Growth and Yield by Jerome K. Vanclay Pdf

This book provides an introduction to growth modeling in mixed forests, with emphasis on the tropics. It is not intended as a 'how-to' manual with step-by-step instructions, as there is no single best way to model such forests. Rather it reviews different approaches, highlighting their strengths and limitations. It emphasizes empirical-statistical models rather than physiological-process type models, because of the proven utility of the former in forest management. Each chapter includes exercises that can be completed manually or on PC and spreadsheet. The book will serve as a reference manual for practitioners and as a text for advanced level students taking courses in forest modeling.

Author : Pravat Kumar Shit,Hamid Reza Pourghasemi,Pulakesh Das,Gouri Sankar Bhunia
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 675 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030565428

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Spatial Modeling in Forest Resources Management by Pravat Kumar Shit,Hamid Reza Pourghasemi,Pulakesh Das,Gouri Sankar Bhunia Pdf

This book demonstrates the measurement, monitoring, mapping, and modeling of forest resources. It explores state-of-the-art techniques based on open-source software & R statistical programming and modeling specifically, with a focus on the recent trends in data mining/machine learning techniques and robust modeling in forest resources. Discusses major topics such as forest health assessment, estimating forest biomass & carbon stock, land use forest cover (LUFC), dynamic vegetation modeling (DVM) approaches, forest-based rural livelihood, habitat suitability analysis, biodiversity and ecology, and biodiversity, the book presents novel advances and applications of RS-GIS and R in a precise and clear manner. By offering insights into various concepts and their importance for real-world applications, it equips researchers, professionals, and policy-makers with the knowledge and skills to tackle a wide range of issues related to geographic data, including those with scientific, societal, and environmental implications.

Author : Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Berkeley, Calif.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Forest management
ISBN : MINN:31951D02986754R

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Operational Forest Management Planning Methods by Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Berkeley, Calif.) Pdf

Author : Anouschka R. Hof,Miguel Montoro Girona,Marie-Josee Fortin,Junior A. Tremblay
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889719761

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Using Landscape Simulation Models to Help Balance Conflicting Goals in Changing Forests by Anouschka R. Hof,Miguel Montoro Girona,Marie-Josee Fortin,Junior A. Tremblay Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : WISC:89043813393

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General Technical Report NC. by Anonim Pdf