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6.10 Initial Growth Modelling
Authors: E G Mason, Michael WattPublication: NZIF Forestry Handbook, Volume Section 6 – Data collection and projection, pp 10, Dec 2023
Publisher: New Zealand Institute of Forestry
Abstract: Initial growth models (IGMs) represent the growth and yield of trees in response to establishment practices, from time of planting until canopy closure or first thinning. They have two main uses: managers can use them to explore the likely impacts (on survival and initial growth) of stock management and/or site preparation practices at time of establishment; and they can provide estimates of starting values for growth and yield models of older crops, that generally begin several years after the time of planting.