Biodiversity is often ill-defined and subjectively surveyed, resulting in inefficient and ambiguos estimates. Strengths and deficiencies of prevailing survey techniques are appraised through a review of selected literature. Analogies with forest inventory are used to suggest options for more effi...
Two commercial laser dendrometers were tested under controlled and field conditions, and contrasted with alternative instruments. Testing focused on height Measurement, but also considered distance and remote diameter measurements. Both laser instruments gave very precise estimates, but showed so...
Skovsgaard, J.P.
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Johannsen, V.K.
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Vanclay, J.K.
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[Accuracy and precision of two laser dendrometers]
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Accuracy and precision of two laser dendrometers
PLANTGRO can provide estimates of plant and tree growth under a wide range of conditions by evaluating responses to some 20 environmental variables ranging from day length to soil pH and determining the limiting factor. Although intended only to indicate the suitability of a given site-species co...
Hackett, C.
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Vanclay, J.K.
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[Mobilizing expert knowledge of tree growth with the PLANTGRO and INFER systems]
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Mobilizing expert knowledge of tree growth with the PLANTGRO and INFER systems
TROPIS, the Tree Growth and Permanent Plot Information System, contains five elements: (1) a network of people willing to share permanent plot data and tree growth information, serviced by newsletters and information sources hosted at http:/'/www.cgnet.or g/cifor/research/tropis.htmI (or availabl...
Vanclay, J.K.
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[Modelling to explore land use patterns at the forest edge: objectives and model design]
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Modelling to explore land use patterns at the forest edge: objectives and model design
Effective model evaluation is not a single, simple procedure, but comprises several interrelated steps that cannot be separated from each other or from the purpose and process of model construction. We draw attention to several statistical and graphical procedures that may assist in model calibra...
Vanclay, J.K.
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[Growth models for complex tropical forest: design, construction and extrapolation]
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Growth models for complex tropical forest: design, construction and extrapolation