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JOURNAL CLUB title
 
Forest Biometrics Journal Club
 
 
Each week we meet to review, present and discuss topical papers in the peer-reviewed literature. The subject area is very weakly constrained to quantitative issues in Forestry. Subjects have included statistical theory, applied statistical methods, modelling and simulation, sampling, forest mensuration, economics, ecology, silvics, regeneration and mature stand silviculture and tree physiology. We emphasize current literature to capture new developments in science, but will often review older papers if relevant to the selected theme.
 
For the fall, 2002, we have changed our format. Previously, one person chose a set of papers, one for each member of the group. Since our group has swollen this year, we've decided to limit the selections to two people each week. This should give us more time to discuss the papers! We'll still be posting summaries on this web page.
 
Watch this page for updates: this fall, we hope to add a downloadable database of papers that we have reviewed. This will be in EndNote format, with full citations and hyperlinks to the reviews!
 
Please feel free to critique and send comments to the reviewer of any papers you find interesting!
 


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DATE: SUBJECT (person making selections)

October 17, 2002: things that won't stay put (Keefe)
Robert Keefe Lavoral, S., M.S. Smith and N. Reid. 1999. Spread of mistletoes (Amyema preissii) in fragmented Australian woodlands: a simulation study. Lands. Ecol. 14: 147-160.
Andrew Robinson Parker, I.M. 2000. Invasion dynamics of Cytisus scoparius: a matrix model approach. Ecol. Appl. 10(3): 726-743.

October 8, 2002: interesting papers (Scott)
review Remko Duursma Radtke, P.J., J.A. Westfall and H.E. Burkhart. 2002. Conditioning a distance-dependent competition index to indicate the onset of inter-tree competition. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 5936: 1-14 (in press).
review Craig Scott Welty, J.J., T. Beechie, K. Sullivan, D.M. Hyink, R.E. Bilby, C. Andrus and G. Pess. 2002. Riparian aquatic interaction simulator (RAIS): a model of riparian forest dynamics for the generation of large woody debris and shade. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 162: 299-318.

October 1, 2002: model testing (Froese)
review Robert Froese Vanclay, J.K. and J.P. Skovsgaard. 1997. Evaluating forest growth models. Ecol. Model. 98: 1-12.
review Robert Keefe Soares, P., M. Tome, J.P. Skovsgaard and J.K. Vanclay. 1995. Evaluating a growth model for forest management using continuous forest inventory data. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 71: 251-265.

September 26, 2002: 3-PG (Robinson)
review Andrew Robinson Landsberg, J.J., R.H. Waring and N.C. Coops. 2002 (in press). Performance of the forest productivity model 3-PG applied to a wide range of forest types. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 5845: 1-16.
review Remko Duursma Sands, P.J. and J.J. Landsberg. 2002. Paramterisation of 3-PG for plantation grown Eucalyptus globulus. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 163: 273-292.

September 17, 2002: Mixed-effects models
review Rob Keefe Yau, K.K.W. and A.H. Lee. 2001. Zero-inflated Poisson regression with random effects to evaluate an occupational injury prevention programme. Stat. Med. 20: 2907-2920.
review Craig Scott C. Diaz-Avalos, D.L. Peterson, E. Alvarado, S.A. Ferguson and J.E. Besag. 2001. Space-time modeling of lightning-caused ignitions in the Blue Mountains. Can. J. For. Res. 31: 1597-1593.

September 3, 2002: Interesting papers (Robinson)
review Robert Froese Hasenauer, H., R. Nemani, K. Schadauer and S.W. Running. 1999. Forest growth response to changing climate between 1961 and 1990 in Austria. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 122: 209-219.
review Andrew Robinson Schwalm, C.R. and A.R. Ek. 2001. Climate change and site: relevant mechanisms and modeling techniques. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 150: 241-257.

May 1, 2002: A bunch of interesting papers (Robinson)
review Remko Duursma Foster, J.R. 2001. Statistical power in forest monitoring. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 151: 211-222.
review Robert Froese Rayment, M.B., D. Loustau and P.G. Jarvis. 2002. Photosynthesis and respiration of black spruce at three organizational scales: shoot, branch and canopy. Tree Phys. 22: 219-229.
review Robert Keefe Reed, W.J., and K.S. McKelvey. 2002. Power-law behaviour and parametric models for the size-distribution of forest fires. Ecol. Model. 150: 239-254.
review Andrew Robinson Jaynes, E. T. 1984. The Intuitive Inadequacy of Classical Statistics. Epistemologia VII: 43-74.
review Craig Scott Li, Z., M.J. Apps, E. Banfield, and W.A. Kurz. 2002. Estimating net primary production of forests in the Canadian Prairie Provinces using an inventory-based carbon budget model. Can. J. For. Res. 32: 161-169

April 24, 2002: physiology, bugs, mixture models, and the phases of the moon (Keefe)
review Remko Duursma P. Kaitaniemi. 2000. A canonical model of tree resource allocation after defoliation and bud consumption. Ecol. Model. 129: 259272.
review Robert Froese Retzlaff, W.A., M.A. Arthur, N.E. Grulke, D.A. Weinstein and B. Gollands. 2000. Use of a single-tree simulation model to predict effects of ozone and drought on growth of a white fir tree. Tree Phys. 20: 195-202.
review Robert Keefe Vesala, T., S. Sevanto, P. Paatero, E. Nikinmaa, M. Peramaki, T. Ala-Nissila, J. Kaariainen, H. Virtanen, J. Irvine and J. Grace. 2000. Do tree stems shrink and swell with the tides? Tree Phys. 20: 633635.
review Andrew Robinson Zhang, L., J.H. Gove, C. Lieu and W.B. Leak. 2001. A finite mixture of two Weibull distributions for modeling the diameter distributions of rotated-sigmoid, uneven-aged stands. Can. J. For. Res. 31: 1654-1659.
Craig Scott Biesinger, Z., J. Powell, B. Bentz and J. Logan. 2000. Direct and indirect parametrization of a localized model for the mountain pine beetle - lodgepole pine system. Ecol. Model. 129 (2000) 273296.

April 17, 2002: What forest models should explain! (Froese)
Remko Duursma Woodruff, D.R., B.J. Bond, G.A. Ritchie and W. Scott. 2002. Effects of stand density on the growth of young Douglas-fir trees. Can. J. For. Res. 32: 420427.
review Robert Froese Williams M, B.E. Law, P.M. Anthoni and M.H. Unsworth. 2001. Use of a simulation model and ecosystem flux data to examine carbon-water relationships in ponderosa pine. Tree Phys. 21: 287-298.
review Robert Keefe Majdi, H. 2001. Changes in fine root production and longevity in relation to water and nutrient availability in a Norway spruce stand in northern Sweden. Tree Phys. 21: 10571061.
review Andrew Robinson Kneeshaw, D.D., H. Williams, E. Nikinmaa and C. Messier. 2002. Patterns of above- and below-ground response of understory conifer release 6 years after partial cutting. Can. J. For. Res. 32: 255265.
review Craig Scott Muth, C.C. and F.A. Bazzaz. 2002. Tree canopy displacement at forest gap edges. Can. J. For. Res. 32: 247254.

April 10, 2002: State of the art from Silva Fennica (Duursma)
review Remko Duursma Nystrm, K and G. Sthl. 2001. Forecasting probability distributions of forest yield allowing for a Bayesian approach to management planning. Silva Fenn. 35(2): 185201.
review Robert Froese Fekedulegn, D., M. Siurtain and J.J. Colbert. 1999. Parameter estimation of nonlinear growth models in forestry. Silva Fenn. 33(4): 327-336.
review Robert Keefe Magnussen, S., P. Boudewyn, M. Wulder, and D. Seemann. 2000. Predictions of forest inventory cover type proportions using Landsat TM. Silva Fenn. 34(4): 351370.
review Andrew Robinson Zucchini, W., M. Schmidt, and K. von Gadow. 2001. A model for the diameter-height distribution in an uneven-aged beech forest and a method to assess the fit of such models. Silva Fenn. 35(2): 169183.
review Craig Scott Nuutinen, T and S. Kellomki. 2001. A comparison of three modelling approaches for largescale forest scenario analysis in Finland. Silva Fenn 35(3): 299308.

April 3, 2002: A bunch of interesting papers (Robinson)
Remko Duursma Wallerman, J., S. Joyce, C.P. Vencatasawmy, and H. Olsson. 2002. Prediction of forest stem volume using kriging adapted to detected edges. Can. J. For. Res. 32: 509:518.
Robert Froese Larocque, G.R. 2002. Coupling a detailed photosynthetic model with foliage distribution and light attenuation functions to compute daily gross photosynthesis in sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) stands. Ecol. Model. 148: 213-232.
Robert Keefe Ridout, M., C.G.B. Demetrio, and J. Hinde. 1998. Models for count data with many zeros. International Biometric Conference, Cape Town, December 1998.
Andrew Robinson Report on explorations of potential and use of XEmacs, R, ESS as analytical tools in contrast to S-Plus.
review Craig Scott Ducey, M. J. 2000. Prism Cruising with Diameter Classes: Theoretical Considerations and Practical Recommendations. North. J. Appl. For. 17(3):110-115.

March 27, 2002: A bunch of interesting papers (Keefe)
review Remko Duursma Vanclay, J.K. 1992. Modelling regeneration and recruitment in a tropical rain forest. Can. J. For. Res. 22: 1235-1247.
review Robert Froese Tickle, P.K., N.C. Coops, S.D. Hafner and the Bago Science Team. 2001. Assessing forest productivity at local scales across a native eucalypt forest using a process model, 3PG-SPATIAL. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 152: 275-291.
review Robert Keefe McKeever, D.B. and R.B. Phelps. 1994. Wood products used in single-family house construction: 1950-1992. For. Prod. J. 44(11/12): 66-74.
sample (Excel) Andrew Robinson Gregoire, T. G. and H. T. Valentine. 1999. Composite and calibration estimation following 3P sampling. For. Sci. 45(2): 179-185.
Craig Scott  

March 13, 2002: Single tree aspatial models (Froese)
review Remko Duursma Korzukhin, M.D. and M.T. Ter-Mikaelian. 1995. An individual tree-based model of competition for light. Ecol. Model. 79: 221-229.
review Robert Froese Port, A. and H.H. Bartelink. 2002. Modelling mixed forest growth: a review of models for forest management. In press. From Ecol. Model. website, viewed March 7, 2002.
review Robert Keefe Sterba, H. and R.A. Monserud. 1997. Applicability of the forest stand growth simulator PROGNAUS for the Austrian part of the Bohemian Massif. Ecol. Model. 98: 12-34.
review Andrew Robinson Biging, G.S. and M. Dobbertin. 1995. Evaluation of competition indices in individual tree growth models. For. Sci. 41(2): 360-377.

March 6, 2002: Competition between trees, and one that just looks interesting (Duursma)
review Remko Duursma Brisson, J. 2001. Neightborhood competition and crown asymmetry in Acer saccharum. Can. J. For. Res. 31: 2151-2159.
review Robert Froese Chen, H.Y.H., P.V. Krestov and K. Klinka. 2002. Trembling aspen site index in relation to environmental measures of site quality at two spatial scales. Can. J. For. Res. 32: 112-119.
review Robert Keefe Bravo, F., D.W. Hann and D.A. Maguire. 2001. Impact of competitor species composition on predicting diameter growth and survival rates of Douglas-fir trees in southwestern Oregon. Can. J. For. Res. 31: 2237-2247.
review Andrew Robinson Lederman, T., and A.R. Stage. 2001. Effects of competitor spacing in individual-tree indices of competition. Can. J. For. Res. 31: 2143-2150.

February 27, 2002: A bunch of interesting papers (Robinson)
review Remko Duursma Gove, J.H., M.J. Ducey and H.T. Valentine. 2002. Multistage point relascope and randomized branch sampling for downed coarse woody debris estimation. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 155: 153162.
review Robert Froese Magnussen, S. 2002. Evaluation of probability proportional to predictions estimators of total stem volume. Can. J. For. Res. 32: 92102.
Robert Keefe Pedersen, B.S., and B. McCune. 2002. A non-invasive method for reconstructing the relative mortality rates of trees in mixed-age, mixed-species forests. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 155: 303314.
review Andrew Robinson Fox, J.C., P.K. Ades and H. Bi. 2001. Stochastic structure and individual-tree growth models. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 154: 261-276.

April 18, 2001: Random Effects Models (Froese)
Remko Duursma Kangas, A. and K.T. Korhonen. 1995. Generalizing sample tree information with semiparametric and parametric models. Silva Fennica. 29(2): 151-158.
review Robert Froese Gregoire, T.G. 1987. Generalized error structure for forestry yield models. For. Sci. 33(2): 423-444.
Laura Leites-Barrios Magnussen, S. 1989. Age to age correlations in growth processes with fixed and random effects. Silvae Genetica. 38(2): 49-55.
Andrew Robinson Candy, S.G. 1997. Estimation in forest yield models using composite link functions with random effects. Biometrics. 53(1): 146-160.

April 11, 2001: Regeneration Models (Robinson)
review Remko Duursma Vanclay, K.J. 1992. Modelling regeneration and recruitment in a tropical rain forest. Can. J. For. Res. 22(9): 1235-1248.
review Robert Froese Rogers, R. and P.S. Johnson. 1998. Approaches to modeling natural regeneration in oak-dominated forests. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 106(1): 45-54.
Laura Leites-Barrios Solomon, D.S., R.A. Hosmer and H.T. Hayslett, Jr. 1986. A two-stage matrix model for predicting growth of forest stands in the Northeast. Can. J. For. Res. 16(3): 521-528.
review Andrew Robinson Schweiger, J. and H. Sterba. 1997. A model describing natural regeneration recruitment of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) in Austria. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 97(2): 107-118.

March 14, 2001: Forest Inventory (Leites-Barrios)
review Remko Duursma Kilpelainen, P. and T Tokola. 1999. Gain to be achieved from stand delineation in LANDSAT TM image-based estimates of stand volume. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 124(2-3): 105-111.
review Robert Froese Holmgren, J., S. Joyce, M. Nilsson and H. Olsson. 2000. Estimating stem volume and basal area in forest compartments by combining satellite image data with field data. Scan. J. For. Res. 15(1): 103-111.
review Laura Leites-Barrios Gill, S.J., G.S. Biging and E.C. Murphy. 2000. Modeling conifer tree crown radius and estimating canopy cover. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 126(3): 405-416.
Andrew Robinson Alexandrov, G. A., Y. Yamagata and T. Oikawa. 1999. Towards a model for projecting net ecosystem production of the world forests. Ecol. Model. 123(2-3): 183-191.

March 7, 2001: Error Propagation (Duursma)
review Remko Duursma Parysow, P., G. Gertner and J. Westervelt. 2000. Effcient approximation for building error budgets for process models. Ecol. Model. 135: 111-125.
review Robert Froese Payne, K. 1999. The VC dimension and ecological modelling. Ecol. Model. 118: 249-259.
review Laura Leites-Barrios Deutschman, D.H., S.A Levin and S.W. Pacala. 1999. Error propagation in a forest succession model: the role of fine-scale heterogeneity in light. Ecology. 80(6): 1927-1943.
review Andrew Robinson Gertner, G., P. Parysow and B. Guan. 1996. Projection variance partitioning of a conceptual forest growth model with orthogonal polynomials. For. Sci. 42: 474-486.

February 28, 2001: Correlated Errors (Froese)
review Remko Duursma Garcia, O. 1994. The state-space approach in growth modelling. Can. J. For. Res. 24(9): 1894-1903.
review Robert Froese J.F. Beaumont, C.H. Ung and M. Bernier-Cardou. 1999. Relating site index to ecological factors in black spruce stands: tests of hypotheses. For. Sci. 45(4): 484-491.
Laura Leites-Barrios M.S. Williams and R.M. Reich. 1997. Exploring the error structure of taper equations. For. Sci. 43(3): 378-386.
review Andrew Robinson LeMay, V.M. 1990. MSLS: a linear least squares technique for fitting a simultaneous system of equations with a generalized error structure. Can. J. For. Res. 20(12): 1830-1839.

February 21, 2001: R.A. Monserud (Robinson)
review Remko Duursma Haight, R.G. and R.A. Monserud. 1990. Optimizing any-aged management of mixed-species stands II. Effects of decision criteria. For. Sci. 36(1): 125-144.
review Robert Froese Sterba, H. and R.A. Monserud. 1993. The maximum density concept applied to uneven-aged mixed-species stands. For. Sci. 39(3): 432-452.
review Laura Leites-Barrios Haight, R.G. and R.A. Monserud. 1990. Optimizing any-aged management of mixed-species stands. 1. Performance of a coordinate-search process. Can. J. For. Res. 20: 15-25.
review Andrew Robinson Monserud, R.A. and G.E. Rehfeld. 1990. Genetic and environmental components of variation of site index in inland Douglas-fir. For. Sci. 36(1): 1-9.

January 24, 2001: Spatial Statistics (Leites-Barrios)
review Remko Duursma Kohl, M., and G. Gertner. 1997. Geostatistics in evaluating forest damage surveys: considerations on methods for describing spatial distributions. For. Ecol. Mgmt. 95(2): 131-140.
review Robert Froese Rahman, S., L.C. Munn, R. Zhang and G.F. Vance. 1996. Mountain forest soils: evaluating spatial variability using conventional statistics and geostatistics. Can. J. Soil Sci. 76(4): 501-507.
review Laura Leites-Barrios Payn, T.W., R.B. Hill, B.K. Hock, M.F. Skinner, A.J. Thorn, W.C. Rijkse, M. Proe (ed.), C.T. Smith (ed.), A.R. Lowe. 1999. Potential for the use of GIS and spatial analysis techniques as tools for monitoring changes in forest productivity and nutrition, a New Zealand example. For. Ecol. Magmt. 122: 187-196.
Andrew Robinson Siska, P.P., J.J. Siska and R. C. Maggio. 1998. The significance of spatial modeling for nitrogen concentrations in southern pines using near-infrared reflectance, geographic information systems and geostatistics. Geog. Env. Model. 2: 175-183.

December 21, 2000: Allometry (Duursma)
review Remko Duursma Thomas, S.C. 1996. Reproductive allometry in Malaysian rain forest trees biomechanics versus optimal allocation. Evol. Ecol. 10:5, 517-530.
review Robert Froese Broad, L.R. 1998. Allometry and growth. For. Sci. 44:3, 458-464.
review Laura Leites-Barrios King, D.A. 1999. Juvenile foliage and the scaling of tree proportions, with emphasis on Eucalyptus. Ecol. 80:6, 1944-1954.
review Andrew Robinson Proschan, M. A. and J. Wittes. 2000. An improved double sampling procedure based on the variance. Biometrics. 56: 1183-1187.

December 11, 2000: Site Index and G.D. Nigh (Froese)
review Remko Duursma Nigh, G.D. 1996. Growth intercept models for species without distinct annual branch whorls western hemlock. Can. J. For. Res. 26: 8, 1407-1415.
review Robert Froese Nigh, G.D. and B.A. Love. 1999. A model for estimating juvenile height of lodgepole pine. For. Ecol. Manag. 123: 2-3, 157-166.
review Laura Leites-Barrios Nigh, G. 1998. Prediction intervals for estimates of site index based on ecosystem type. Envir. Manag. 22: 2, 197-202.
review Andrew Robinson Nigh, G.D. and V. Sit. 1996. Validation of forest height-age models. Can. J. For. Res. 26: 5, 810-818.

November 27, 2000: Site Productivity (Robinson)
review Remko Duursma Johnson, D.W., T. Sogn and S. Kvindesland. 2000. The nutrient cycling model: lessons learned. For. Ecol. Manag. 138:1-3, 91-106.
review Robert Froese Wei,X, W. Liu, J. Waterhouse and M. Armleder. 2000. Simulations on impacts of different management strategies on long-term site productivity in lodgepole pine forests of the central interior of British Columbia. For. Ecol. Manag. 133: 3, 217-229.
review Laura Leites-Barrios Chen, H.Y.H., K. Klinka and R.D. Kabzems. 1998. Site index, site quality, and foliar nutrients of trembling aspen relationships and predictions. Can. J. For. Res. 28: 12, 1743-1755.
review Andrew Robinson Vanclay, J.K. A.N. Gillison and R.J. Keenan. 1997. Using plant functional attributes to quantify site productivity and growth patterns in mixed forests. For. Ecol. Manag. 94: 1-3, 149-163.

November 13, 2000
: Adaptive Foliage Traits (Leites-Barrios)
review Remko Duursma Schieving, F., and H. Poorter. 1999. Carbon gain in a multispecies canopy the role of specific leaf area and photosynthetic nitrogen-use efficiency in the tragedy of the commons. New Phyt. 143: 201-211
review Robert Froese Westoby, M., D. Wharton, and P.B. Reich. 2000. The time value of leaf area. Amer. Nat. 155: 649-656.
review Laura Leites-Barrios Kikuzawa, K. 1995. The basis for variation in leaf longevity of plants. Vegetatio 1218: 9-10.
review Andrew Robinson Kikuzawa, K., and D. Ackerly. 1999. Significance of leaf longevity in plants. Pl. Sp. Biol. 14: 39-45.

November 6, 2000
: Crown Architecture (Duursma)
review Remko Duursma Mkinen H. and F. Colin. 1998. Predicting branch angle and branch diameter of Scots pine from usual tree measurements and stand structural information. Can. J. For. Res. 28: 1686-1696
review Robert Froese Kruszewski, P. and S. Whitesides. 1998. A general random combinatorial model of botanical trees. J. Theor. Biol. 191: 221-236.
review Laura Leites-Barrios Chiba, Y. 1998. Architectural analysis of relationship between biomass and basal area based on pipe model theory. Ecol. Model. 108: 219-225.
review Andrew Robinson Frh, T., and W. Kurth. 1999. The hydraulic system of trees: theoretical framework and numerical simulation. J. Theor. Biol. 201: 251-270

October 30, 2000: Self-Thinning (Froese)
review Remko Duursma Xue L., Ogawa K., Hagihara A., Liang S. and J. Bai. 1999. Self-thinning exponents based on the allometric model in Chinese pine (P. tabulaeformis) and Prince Rupprecht's larch (Larix principis-ruprechtii) stands. For. Ecol. Manage. 117: 87-93.
review Robert Froese Hkk, H and A. Groot. 1999. An individual-tree basal area growth model for black spruce in second growth stands. Can. J. For. Res. 29: 621-629.
review Laura Leites-Barrios Jack, S.B. and J.N. Long. 1996. Linkages between silviculture and ecology: an analysis of density management diagrams. For. Ecol. Manage. 86: 205-220.
review Andrew Robinson Turnblom, E.C. and T.E. Burk. 2000. Modeling self-thinning of unthinned Lake States red pine stands using nonlinear simultaneous differential equations. Can. J. For. Res. 30: 1410-1418.

October 27, 2000
Robert Froese Reynolds, M.R. Jr. 1984. Estimating the error in model predictions. For. Sci. 30: 454-469.
review Andrew Robinson West, P.W., D. A. Ratkowsky, and A. W. Davis. 1984. Problems of hypothesis testing of regressions with multiple measurements from individual sampling units. For. Ecol. Manage. 7: 207-224

 




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