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Mobilizing expert Knowledge of Tree Growth with the PLANTGRO and INFER Systems
Hackett, Clive and Vanclay, Jerome K. (1998-01-01) Mobilizing expert Knowledge of Tree Growth with the PLANTGRO and INFER Systems. Ecological Modelling, 106 2-3: 233-246.
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| Author(s) |
Hackett, Clive
Vanclay, Jerome K.
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| Title |
Mobilizing expert Knowledge of Tree Growth with the PLANTGRO and INFER Systems
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| Journal name |
Ecological Modelling
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1998-01-01
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| Volume number |
106
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2-3
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233
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246
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| Subject |
300606 Agroforestry
280201 Expert Systems
300205 Agronomy
300104 Land Capability and Soil Degradation
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| Abstract |
PLANTGRO can provide estimates of plant and tree growth under a wide range of conditions by evaluating responses to some 20 environmental variables ranging from day length to
soil pH and determining the limiting factor. Although intended only to indicate the suitability of a given site-species combination, empirical trials suggest that the suitability index
provides a reasonable indication of growth potential, offering correlations with height growth as high as 80%. PLANTGRO can be calibrated for new situations by providing appropriate soil,
climate and species files. These can be compiled from plot-based data, casual observations, or expert knowledge. INFER is an expert system which complements PLANTGRO by providing an
objective framework to elucidate plant growth details from casual observations. Together, INFER and PLANTGRO offer an effective way to provide initial growth estimates for species-site
combinations not covered by plot data or other models. PLANTGRO is available from the first author, and INFER and many PLANTGRO files for forest trees may be accessed on the internet at
http://www.cgiar.org/cifor/research/tropis/plantgro.html
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| Keyword(s) |
forest growth modelling
expert system
plantation
species-site matching
model evaluation
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| Additional Notes |
Originally published as C. Hackett and J.K. Vanclay, 1998. Mobilizing expert knowledge of tree growth with the PLANTGRO and INFER systems. Ecological Modelling 106:233-246. doi:
10.1016/S0304-3800(97)00185-3 Copyright 1998 Elsevier. All rights reserved. Single copies only may be downloaded and printed for a user's personal research and study.
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