In the framework of sustainable forest management, measuring site quality and predicting
site productivity remain a major forestry topic. Over the past years, it has been fostered by a …

Forests are a critical resource, and need proper management in the face of dire climatic
changes facing the world today. Advances in modelling system result in the formulation of …

Forest Growth and Yield Modeling synthesizes current scientific literature and provides
insights in how models are constructed. Giving suggestions for future developments, and …

This revision maintains the position of Forest Ecosystems as the one source for the latest
information on the advanced methods that have enhanced our understating of forest …

Forest ecosystem dynamics emerges from nonlinear interactions between adaptive biotic
agents (ie, individual trees) and their relationship with a spatially and temporally …

I have attempted to reach a wide range of readers, from those with no formal forestry
education through to forest scientists involved in research. This has meant dealing with …

With the expectation of major shifts in climate, ecologists have focused attention on
developing predictive relationships between current climatic conditions and species …

Assessing forest productivity is important for developing effective management regimes and
predicting future growth. Despite some important limitations, the most common means for …

Forest site productivity, which is a quantitative estimate of the potential of a site to produce
plant biomass, remains a fundamental variable in forestry. The most commonly used and …

Abstract Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl.) is a widely distributed species in the Pacific
Northwest of North America. The extent that the current distribution of this species may be …