-A total of 26 models that estimate the relationship between height and diameter in terms of stand variables (basal area, quadratic mean diameter, maximum diameter, dominant diameter, dominant height, arithmetic mean height, age, number of trees per hectare and site index), were fitted to data corresponding to 9686 trees, using linear and non-linear regression procedures. The precision of the models was then evaluated by cross-validation. The data were collected during two inventories of 182 permanent plots of radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) situated throughout Galicia, in the Northwest of Spain. Comparison of the models was carried out by studying the coefficient of determination, bias, mean square error, Akaike's information criterion and by using a F-test to compare predicted and observed values. Best results were obtained with those models that included any independent variable related to the height of the stand (mean or dominant height), although this implies a greater sampling effort for its application. The model of Tomé gave the best height estimates.Pinus radiata D. Don / forest modelling / Galicia / height-diameter relationship Résumé -Un modèle hauteur-diamètre pour Pinus radiata D. Don en Galice (nord-ouest de l'Espagne). Vingt-six modèles prenant en compte le rapport hauteur-diamètre en fonction des variables de masse (diamètre maximal, diamètre dominant, hauteur dominante, hauteur moyenne arithmétique, âge, nombre d'arbres par hectare, qualité du site, etc.), ont été évalués par rapport aux données relatives à 9686 arbres, grâce à des procédures de régression linéaire et non linéaire. La précision des modèles a ensuite été évaluée par validation croisée. Les données correspondent à deux inventaires réalisés sur 182 parcelles permanentes de Pinus radiata D. Don réparties dans toute la Galice, au nord-ouest de l'Espagne. La comparaison des modèles a été effectuée suite à l'étude du coefficient de détermination, du biais, de l'écart quadratique moyen et du critère d'information d'Akaike. Un F-Test a été utilisé pour comparer les valeurs prévues et observées. Les meilleurs résultats ont été obtenus avec les modèles comprenant une variable indépendante en lien avec la hauteur de la masse (moyenne ou hauteur dominante), bien que cela implique un gros effort d'échantillonnage pour son application. Le modèle de Tomé a permis d'obtenir les meilleures évaluations de hauteur.
The objective of this work is to analyse the influence that competition has on the section growth of single trees of Pinus radiata. Thirty plots distributed along the Lugo Province were measured. The influence of the competition was studied on 3 trees per plot, which represent the dominant, intermediate and dominated tree layers. The competitor trees were selected by different selection criteria. Fourteen different competition indexes were studied: nine of them depend on the distance among trees and the other five do not depend on it. These indexes have been matched with nine different selection methods of competitor trees and all of them have been compared using the approach of two growth models in normal section, one potential and the other one exponential.
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