Analysis of a Nelder trial in New Zealand and application to management of Pinus radiata D. Don stands in North-Western Spain

2015 ◽  
pp. 91-106
Author(s):  
E. Sevillano-Marco ◽  
A. Fernández-Manso ◽  
C. Quintano
Silva Fennica ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
María Pasalodos-Tato ◽  
Timo Pukkala ◽  
Antonio Rigueiro-Rodríguez ◽  
Esther Fernández-Nunez ◽  
María Mosquera-Losada

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Alberto Molina-Valero ◽  
Ulises Diéguez-Aranda ◽  
Juan Gabriel Álvarez-González ◽  
Fernando Castedo-Dorado ◽  
César Pérez-Cruzado

Abstract Key message Site form and site index have shown similar precision for estimating site quality in even-agedPinus radiataD. Don stands in north-western Spain. Additionally, SF presents the advantage that it does not require stand age information and can therefore be used in a wider set of situations in the forestry practice. Context Estimation of site quality is essential for characterizing, monitoring and predicting forest resources. Site index (i.e. the dominant height of the stand at a reference age) is ordinarily used to estimate site quality; however, this index is only useful for even-aged stands of known age. By contrast, SF is age-independent as it uses the dominant height of the stand at a reference dominant diameter. Aims The aim of this study was to compare the performance of SF and SI for site quality estimation in even-aged P. radiata stands. Methods Dynamic equations derived with the Generalized Algebraic Difference Approach (GADA) from the Hossfeld IV base model were fitted to predict site quality with both SI and SF. SF predictions were compared with SI regarding variability within the same plot and consistency in site quality predictions, using the observed maximum mean annual volume increment (MAI) as a direct measure of site quality. Results Both approaches showed good performance in model fitting and provided similar goodness-of-fit statistics and variability in the predictions. However, SI performed slightly stronger when related to MAI. Conclusion SF performed adequately in estimating site quality for even-aged P. radiata stands, with results comparable to those obtained using traditional SI.


2005 ◽  
Vol 215 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 271-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulises Diéguez-Aranda ◽  
Harold E. Burkhart ◽  
Roque Rodríguez-Soalleiro

1991 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
M V Jato ◽  
A Sala-Llinares ◽  
M I Iglesias ◽  
M Suarez-Cervera
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2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio C. Dominguez ◽  
María Calero-Riestra ◽  
Pedro P. Olea ◽  
Juan E. Malo ◽  
Christopher P. Burridge ◽  
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AbstractAlthough roads are widely seen as dispersal barriers, their genetic consequences for animals that experience large fluctuations in population density are poorly documented. We developed a spatially paired experimental design to assess the genetic impacts of roads on cyclic voles (Microtus arvalis) during a high-density phase in North-Western Spain. We compared genetic patterns from 15 paired plots bisected by three different barrier types, using linear mixed models and computing effect sizes to assess the importance of each type, and the influence of road features like width or the age of the infrastructure. Evidence of effects by roads on genetic diversity and differentiation were lacking. We speculate that the recurrent (each 3–5 generations) episodes of massive dispersal associated with population density peaks can homogenize populations and mitigate the possible genetic impact of landscape fragmentation by roads. This study highlights the importance of developing spatially replicated experimental designs that allow us to consider the large natural spatial variation in genetic parameters. More generally, these results contribute to our understanding of the not well explored effects of habitat fragmentation on dispersal in species showing “boom-bust” dynamics.


2010 ◽  
Vol 260 (4) ◽  
pp. 456-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Martínez ◽  
Thorsten Wiegand ◽  
Fernando González-Taboada ◽  
José Ramón Obeso

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