Rocky Mountain Research Station

Title: Uses and Abuses of Multipliers in the Stand Prognosis Model

Author: Hamilton, David A., Jr.

Date: 1994

Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-310. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 9 p.

Station ID: GTR-INT-310

Description: Users of the Stand Prognosis Model may have difficulties in selecting the proper set of multipliers to simulate a desired effect or in determining the appropriate value to assign to selected multipliers. A series of examples describe impact of multipliers on simulated stand development. Guidelines for the proper use of multipliers are presented.

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Keywords: stand development, growth models, silviculture, simulation models

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Hamilton, David A., Jr.  1994.  Uses and Abuses of Multipliers in the Stand Prognosis Model.   Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-310. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 9 p. .