简介：Background:Volumeandtaperequationsareessentialforobtainingestimatesoftotalandmerchantablestemvolume.Taperfunctionsprovideadvantagestomerchantablevolumeequationsbecausetheyestimatediameterinsideoroutsidebarkatspecificheightsonthestem,enablingtheestimationoftotalandmerchantablestemvolume,volumeofindividuallogs,andaheightatagivendiameter.Methods:Usingdatacollectedfrom1218trees(1093Douglas-fir(Pseudotsugamenziesii(Mirbel)Franco)and125westernhemlock(Tsugaheterophylla)),weevaluatedtheperformanceofonesimplepolynomialfunctionandfourvariable-exponenttaperfunctionsinpredictingupperstemdiameter.SampletreeswerecollectedfromdifferentpartsofthestatesofOregon,Washington,andCalifornia.Wecomparedinside-barkvolumeestimatesobtainedfromtheselectedtaperequationwithestimatesobtainedfromasimplelogarithmicvolumeequationforthedataobtainedinthisstudyandtheequationsusedbytheForestInventoryandAnalysisprograminthePacificNorthwest(FIA-PNW)inthestateofCaliforniaandwesternhalfofthestatesofOregonandWashington.Results:Variableexponenttaperequationsweregenerallybetterthanthesimplepolynomialtaperequations.TheFIA-PNWvolumeequationsperformedfairlywellbutvolumeequationswithfewerparametersfittedinthisstudyprovidedcomparableresults.TheRMSEobtainedfromtaper-basedvolumeestimateswerealsocomparablewiththeRMSEoftheFIA-PNWvolumeequationsforDouglas-firandwesternhemlocktreesrespectively.Conclusions:ThetaperequationsfittedinthisstudyprovideaddedbenefittotheusersovertheFIA-PNWvolumeequationsbyenablingtheuserstopredictdiameteratanyheight,heighttoagivendiameter,andmerchantablevolumeinadditiontocubicvolumeincludingtopandstump(CVTS)ofDouglas-firandwesternhemlocktreesinthePacificNorthwest.ThefindingsofthisstudyalsogivemoreconfidencetotheusersofFIA-PNWvolumeequations.

简介：Background:Stemradialgrowthinforestsisnotuniform.Rather,itischaracterizedbyperiodsofrelativelyfastorslowgrowth,orsometimesnogrowthatall.Thesefluctuationsaregenerallyafunctionofvaryingenvironmentalconditions(e.g.wateravailability)and,importantly,willalsobeassociatedwithadjustmentsinpropertiesinthewoodformed.Standlevelconditionsandforestmanagement,particularlythinningandstanddensitywill,however,alsohaveamajorinfluenceonpatternsofgrowthvariation.Weexplorehowdifferentthinninghistoriesand/orstanddensitiesinfluencethesedynamicsoftreegrowthintheimportantcommercialplantationspeciesPinusradiotaD.Don.Methods:DailystemsizechangewasmeasuredusingelectronicpointdendrometersovertwogrowingseasonsonP.rodiatatreesattwosites,subjectedtodifferentthinningregimes.Timing,ratesandperiodicityofannualgrowthwerecalculatedfromthesedata.Results:Greateroverallcross-seaionalgrowthinthinnedplotswasdrivenmainlybytwodynamics.First,thecessationofseasonalgrowthoccurredatleast3weekslaterinthestandsinwhichthinninghadtakenplace.Therewasnodifferencebetweenthinned/unthinnedstands,however,inthetimingofgrowthonset.Second,withinthelongerseason,treesinthinnedplotshadmoregrowthdays(asmuchas20%more)thanunthinnedplots.Theratesofgrowthondayswhengrowthoccurredwerenotdifferent,however.Inthiscontext,itisnotablethatintreesintheunthinnedplotsexperiencingthemostseverecompetitiontherewerestrongMpulsesMofgrowthfollowingdrought-breakingrainfallevents.Unthinnedplotsathighstanddensitiesalsomaintainedasmaller(butconsistent)zoneofdividingcellsthroughouttheseasonthanthinnedplots.Conclusions:InPinusradiatogrowingunderconditionsasinourstudy,conditionslateinsummer,particularlydrought,haveanimportanteffectonthetimingofcessationofgrowth.Earlyseasontemperatureappearstohavenoeffectin

简介：Anopen-topchamberexperimentwasconductedattheUniversityofMichiganBiologicalStationnearPellston,Michigan,USA,tostudytheeffectsofsoilfertilityandCO2onleaf,stemandrootdarkrespiration(Rd)ofPopulustremuloides.Overall,area-baseddaytimeleafRd(Rda)wassignificantlygreateratelevatedthanatambientCO2inhigh-fertilitysoil,butnotinlow-fertilitysoil.Mass-basedleafRd(Rdm)wasoverallgreaterforhigh-thanforlow-fertilitysoilgrowntreesatelevated,butnotatambientCO2.NighttimeleafRdaandRdmwereunaffectedbysoilfertilityorCO2,norwasstemRda,whichrangedfrom1.0to1.4μmolm-2s-1inthespringand3.5to4.5μmolm-2s-1inthesummer.RootRdawassignificantlyhigherinhigh-thaninlow-fertilitysoil,butwasunaffectedbyCO2.SincebiomassproductionofP.tremuloideswillbesignificantlygreateratelevatedCO2whilespecificRdwilleitherincreaseorremainunchanged,wepredictthatcarbonlosstotheatmospherethroughrespirationfromthisecologicallyimportantspecieswouldincreaseathigherCO2.SoilfertilitywouldalsointeractwithelevatedCO2inaffectingthecarbonflowintheplant-soil-airsystem.