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Estimation and Validation of Taper Equations for Three Major Coniferous Species in Gangwon and North Gyeongsang Provinces of South Korea

  • Lee, Daesung (Department of Forest Management, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Seo, Yeongwan (Institute of Forest Science, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Jungho (Department of Forest Management, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Choi, Jungkee (Department of Forest Management, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University)
  • Received : 2017.10.17
  • Accepted : 2017.11.14
  • Published : 2017.11.30
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Abstract

This study was carried out to estimate the parameters of stem taper functions, to figure out the best taper model by species, and to compare with previous studies by species, targeting on the stemmed tree samples collected from the Korean red pine (Pinus densiflora), Korean white pine (Pinus koraiensis), and Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi ) stands in Gangwon and North Gyeongsang provinces of South Korea. The seven widely used models were applied in this study, and Muhairwe 1999 model for Korean red pine and Korean white pine and Kozak 2002 model for Japanese larch were evaluated as the best model for each species according to the fit statistics and the predicted stem form comparison. In addition, the predicted diameter was suitably fitted when comparing the previous studies, and the values were more appropriate following stem taper according to neiloid, paraboloid, and cone parts by species. Consequently, the estimation of this study was considered to represent the stem taper well. When comparing stem taper of three species, the diameter was largest in Korean white pine. Overall, the taper models of this study are judged to be useful for estimating stem form and volume computation of Korean red pine, Korean white pine, and Japanese larch.

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