Journal article
Site Index Equation for Smallholder Plantations of Gmelina arborea in Leyte Province, the Philippines
Small-scale Forestry, Vol.7(1), pp.87-93
2008
Abstract
The equation SiteIndex = Height × Log(IndexYear+0.5)/Log(Age+0.5) is suggested as a robust way to classify site index of small private Gmelina arborea plantations in Leyte province in the Philippines. Estimates of site index from this equation correlate well with other indicators of site productivity, including the observed mean annual volume increment and soil depth. An alternative equation based on slope and soil depth offers an indication of potential site productivity on unforested sites where no crop trees are present.
Details
- Title
- Site Index Equation for Smallholder Plantations of Gmelina arborea in Leyte Province, the Philippines
- Authors
- Jerry K Vanclay (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityJack Baynes (Author) - University of QueenslandEdwin Cedamon (Author) - Visayas State University, Philippines
- Publication details
- Small-scale Forestry, Vol.7(1), pp.87-93
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Date published
- 2008
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11842-008-9042-6
- ISSN
- 1873-7617; 1873-7617
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2008 Springer Netherlands. The author's accepted version is reproduced here in accordance with the publisher's copyright policy. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11842-008-9042-6
- Organisation Unit
- Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449476602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
- Research Statement
- false
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