Traits to stay, traits to move: a review of functional traits to assess sensitivity and adaptive capacity of temperate and boreal trees to climate change

I Aubin, AD Munson, F Cardou, PJ Burton… - Environmental …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
The integration of functional traits into vulnerability assessments is a promising approach to
quantitatively capture differences in species sensitivity and adaptive capacity to climate …

Structure and ecosystem services of small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata Mill.) and black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) in urban environments

A Moser, T Rötzer, S Pauleit, H Pretzsch - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the structure and morphology of common urban trees is scarce,
particularly of the full life cycle of a tree. The present and future structural dimensions of …

A generalized nonlinear mixed-effects height to crown base model for Mongolian oak in northeast China

L Fu, H Zhang, RP Sharma, L Pang, G Wang - Forest ecology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Tree height to crown base (HCB) is an important variable commonly included as one of the
predictors in growth and yield models that are the decision-support tools in forest …

A climate-sensitive aboveground biomass model for three larch species in northeastern and northern China

L Fu, W Sun, G Wang - Trees, 2017 - Springer
Key message A climate-sensitive aboveground biomass model developed by combining a
nonlinear mixed-effects model and dummy variable approach led to higher prediction …

A nonlinear mixed-effects height-to-diameter ratio model for several tree species based on Czech national forest inventory data

RP Sharma, Z Vacek, S Vacek, M Kučera - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Height-to-diameter at breast height (DBH) ratio (HDR) is an important tree and stand stability
measure. Several factors such as stand dynamics, natural and anthropogenic disturbances …

Modelling individual tree height to crown base of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)

RP Sharma, Z Vacek, S Vacek, V Podrázský, V Jansa - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Height to crown base (HCB) of a tree is an important variable often included as a predictor in
various forest models that serve as the fundamental tools for decision-making in forestry. We …

Predicting Height to Crown Base of Larix olgensis in Northeast China Using UAV-LiDAR Data and Nonlinear Mixed Effects Models

X Liu, Y Hao, FRA Widagdo, L Xie, L Dong, F Li - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
As a core content of forest management, the height to crown base (HCB) model can provide
a theoretical basis for the study of forest growth and yield. In this study, 8364 trees of Larix …

Two-level mixed-effects height to crown base model for moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) in Eastern China

X Zhou, Y Zhou, X Zhang, RP Sharma… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Height to crown base (HCB) is an important predictor variable for forest growth and yield
models and is of great significance for bamboo stem utilization. However, existing HCB …

Effects of competition and climate variables on modelling height to live crown for three boreal tree species in Alberta, Canada

Y Yang, S Huang - European Journal of Forest Research, 2018 - Springer
Using tree data from permanent sample plots and climate data from the ClimateWNA model,
mixed-effects height to live crown (HTC) models were developed for three boreal tree …

Prediction of individual tree diameter and height to crown base using nonlinear simultaneous regression and airborne LiDAR data

Z Yang, Q Liu, P Luo, Q Ye, G Duan, RP Sharma… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The forest growth and yield models, which are used as important decision-support tools in
forest management, are commonly based on the individual tree characteristics, such as …