Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4759429 | Forest Ecology and Management | 2017 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
The mixed-effects approach improved model performance substantially compared to a fixed-effects approach; specification of the variance function and correlation structure of the error term further improved model fit. Patterns and rates of tree diameter increment varied substantially, as indicated by the large differences among species groups in terms of the level of random-effects, number of parameters assigned as mixed-effects, and the covariates that define the best model. Similarly, silvicultural treatment effects also varied among species groups, as indicated by differences in the treatment dummy variables in the final model. Among-treatment differences diminished over time. We also found that species group representation is effected differentially by the silvicultural treatments. Overall, the study presents a novel and hopefully useful approach to the analysis of growth-and-yield data from tropical forests under intensified management for timber.
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Authors
Ruslandi Ruslandi, W.P. Jr., F.E. Putz,