Abstract
In this study, compatible taper and stem volume equations were developed for Larix kaempferi species of South Korea. The dataset was split into two groups: 80% of the data were used in model fitting and the remaining 20% were used for validation. The compatible MB76 equations were used to predict the diameter outside bark to a specific height, the height to a specific diameter and the stem volume of the species. The result of the stem volume analysis was compared with the existing stem volume model of Larix kaempferi species of South Korea which was developed by the Korea Forest Research Institute and with a simple volume model that was developed with fitting dataset in this study. The compatible model provided accurate prediction of the total stem volume when compared to the existing stem volume model and with a simple volume model. It is concluded that the compatible taper and stem volume equations are more convenient to use and therefore it is recommended to be applied in the Larix kaempferi species of South Korea.
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The authors would like to express their gratitude to the Korea Forest Service for funding this research (Project No. S211316L020130).
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Doyog, N.D., Lee, Y.J., Lee, S.J. et al. Compatible taper and stem volume equations for Larix kaempferi (Japanese larch) species of South Korea. J. Mt. Sci. 14, 1341–1349 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-016-4291-x
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