Preface

CHAPTER ONE:Modelling of dominant height growth and building of polymorphic site index equations of chinese fir plantations

CHAPTER TWO:A review of stand basal area growth models

CHAPTER THREE:Individual tree basal area growth dynamics of chinese fir plantations

CHAPTER FOUR:Application of theoretical growth equations for stand diameter structure simulation of chinese fir plantations

CHAPTER FIVE:A new high-performance diameter distribution function for unthinned chinese fir(Cunninghamia lanceolata)Plantations in southern China

CHAPTER SIX:Application of fuzzy functions in stand diameter distributions of chinese fir(Cunninghamia lanceolata)plantations

CHAPTER SEVEN:Testing the self-thinning rule in chinese fir(Cunninghamia lanceolata)plantations

CHAPTER EIGHT:Estimation of the self-thinning boundary line within evenaged chinese fir(Cunninghamia lanceolata(Lamb.)Hook.)stands:Onset of self-thinning

CHAPTER NINE:A comparison of methods for estimating the self-thinning boundary line:selecting data points and fitting coefficients