Linking Growth and Yield and Process Models to Estimate Impact of Environmental Changes on Growth of Lobolly Pine

摘要

PTAEDA2 is a distance-dependent, individual tree model that simulates the growth and yield of a plantation of loblooy pine (Pinus taeda L.) on an annual basis. The MAESTRO model utilizes an array of trees in a stand to calculate and integrate the effects of biological and physical variables on the photosynthesis and respiration processes of a target tree on an hourly basis.PTAEDA2 sums the quantities for individual trees to obtain stand results; MAESTRO computes values for one tree at a time.