Predicting Diameter Distributions for Site-Prepared Loblolly and Slash Pine Plantations

Abstract

Abstract Prediction equations for four distribution percentiles and a parameter recovery method together give Weibull-based diameter distributions for site-prepared plantations of loblolly (Pinus taeda L.) and slash (Pinus elliottii Engelm.) pine. Separate sets of equations for the piedmont,upper coastal plain, and lower coastal plain provinces resulted from an analysis of extensive data for both species. South. J. Appl. For. 16(3):130-133.