Natural forests mortality modelling.

Authors

  • Luiz Marcelo Brum Rossi
  • Henrique Soares Koehler UFPR
  • Carlos Roberto Sanquetta UFPR
  • Julio Eduardo Arce UFPR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/rf.v37i2.8656

Keywords:

Modelos, florestas nativas, simulação, predição.

Abstract

Natural forests are very complex ecosystems, for which frequently there are no data and adequate methods to describe growth and yield behaviour. Mortality, growth and recruitment are the basic components for forest modelling. The main objective of this paper is to provide a general overview of natural forest mortality modelling. It presents some aspects of the general occurrence, the mortality causes and types present in forests, the data acquisition and estimates based on forest inventories, the mortality rate values for different natural forests, the modelling approaches of mortality data, the functions and variables most commonly used, as well as how different models and systems use these functions for modelling growth and forest production.

Published

2007-08-21

How to Cite

Rossi, L. M. B., Koehler, H. S., Sanquetta, C. R., & Arce, J. E. (2007). Natural forests mortality modelling. Floresta, 37(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/rf.v37i2.8656

Issue

Section

Notas Técnicas