Projection model by diameter class for native forests: focus on the Weibull probability function

Authors

  • Rodrigo Geroni Mendes Nascimento Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Sebastião do Amaral Machado Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Afonso Figueiredo Filho Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Niro Higuchi Universidade Federal do Paraná

Keywords:

Implicit model of projection, Probability density functions, Mixed and uneven aged forests

Abstract

In 1979 the technique of modeling diameter distributions by probabilistic functions was first applied for Hyink & Moser in forecasting growth and production of uneven aged and heterogeneous forests. However, today few studies use this method for planning the production in these forests for not knowing the operational feasibility of the technique. Therefore this paper presents a review of the characteristics that allow the modeling of growth and yield by diameter class, highlighting the importance of the dynamics of recruitment, mortality, survival, and population of attributes related to the modeling of Weibull distribution, with the specific statistics used in the modeling of yield by this method.

doi: 10.4336/2012.pfb.32.70.93

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Author Biographies

Rodrigo Geroni Mendes Nascimento, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Mestrando em Engenharia Florestal, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Bolsista CNPq

Sebastião do Amaral Machado, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Engenheiro Florestal, M.Sc, Ph D, Prof. Sênior do Departamento De Ciências Florestais da Universidade Federal do Paraná, Pesquisador 1A do CNPq

Afonso Figueiredo Filho, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Engenheiro Florestal, M.Sc, Dr., Prof. Sênior do Departamento de Ciências Florestais da Universidade Federal do Paraná, Pesquisador 1C do CNPq

Niro Higuchi, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Engenheiro Florestal, M.Sc, Ph D, Pesquisador do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Pesquisador 1A do CNPq

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Published

2012-06-13

How to Cite

MENDES NASCIMENTO, Rodrigo Geroni; MACHADO, Sebastião do Amaral; FIGUEIREDO FILHO, Afonso; HIGUCHI, Niro. Projection model by diameter class for native forests: focus on the Weibull probability function. Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira, [S. l.], v. 32, n. 70, p. 209, 2012. Disponível em: https://pfb.sede.embrapa.br/pfb/article/view/362. Acesso em: 19 apr. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 70 (2012): abr./jun.

Section

Review Articles

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