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http://dx.doi.org/10.5322/JESI.2022.31.9.793

Development of Site Index Model for Cryptomeria japonica Stands by the Current Growth Characteristics in South Korea  

Kim, Hyun-Soo (Division of Warm Temperate and Subtropical Forest Research Center, National Institute of Forest Science)
Jung, Su-Young (Division of Warm Temperate and Subtropical Forest Research Center, National Institute of Forest Science)
Lee, Kwang-Soo (Division of Warm Temperate and Subtropical Forest Research Center, National Institute of Forest Science)
Lee, Sang-Hyun (Department of Forest Environmental Science, Chonbuk National University)
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Journal of Environmental Science International / v.31, no.9, 2022 , pp. 793-801 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was carried out to provide basic data for logical forest management by developing a site index curve reflecting the current growth characteristics of Cryptomeria japonica stands in Korea. The height growth model was developed using the Chapman-Richards, Schumacher, Gompertz, and Weibull algebraic difference equations, which are widely used in growth estimation, for data collected from 119 plots through the 7th National Forest Inventory and stand survey. The Chapman-Richards equation, with the highest model fit, was selected as the best equation for the height growth model, and a site index curve was developed using the guide curve method. To compare the developed site index curve with that on the yield table, paired T-tests with a significance level of 5% were performed. The results indicated that there were no significant differences between the site index curve values at all ages, and the p-value was smaller after the reference age than before. Therefore, the site index curve developed through this study reflects the characteristics of the changing growth environment of C. japonica stands and can be used in accordance with the site index curve on the current yield table. Thus, this information can be considered valuable as basic data for reasonable forest management.
Keywords
Site index curves; Cryptomeria japonica; Height growth model; Chapman-Richards;
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