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Height-to-diameter ratios with temporal and dendro/morphometric variables for Brazilian pine in south Brazil

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Height-to-diameter ratios (HD) are an important measure of the stability, density and competition of forest stands. It reflects the vertical growth of the trees, the vulnerability of the forest canopy structure and influences volumetric production. HD ratios vary according to tree size, availability of resources for growth, stand density and species composition. Data were taken from 210 trees and a regression technique of generalized linear models for the HD ratio applicable for forest structure conservation was developed. The objective of this study was to model the HD ratios of dominant and co-dominant trees of Araucaria angustifolia according to morphometric, dendrometric, annual diameter increment, stand density, and age variables in three sites in southern Brazil. The results show that the HD ratio decreases with increasing age, crown area and basal area, and increases with stand density and annual diameter increment. Accuracy of the developed equations was demonstrated by the values of deviation, Bayesian and Akaike criteria. The results are of interest to forest managers since they make decisions about silvicultural operations. Growth continuity and forest production indicate that any intervention should be directed at younger trees of smaller sizes, and that one of the main management factors for stand stability and growth is the formation of the stand and its capture of light.

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The authors are grateful for the support of the Santa Catarina State University, Department of Forest Engineering and its Graduate Program. The FAPESC (Foundation for Research Support of the Santa Catarina State), Case Number 2017TR639, financial assistance for research groups and the owners of the Araucaria Forest for the availability of this study.

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  1. Department of Forest Engineering, Santa Catarina State University, 2090 Luiz de Camões Avenue, Lages, Santa Catarina State, 88520-000, Brazil

    André Felipe Hess, Emanuel Arnoni Costa, Luis Paulo Baldissera Schorr, Gabriel Teixeira da Rosa, Isadora de Arruda Souza, Geedre Adriano Borsoi, Veraldo Liesenberg, Thiago Floriani Stepka & Roberta Abatti

  2. Department of Forest Engineering, Federal University of Parana (UFPR), Pref. Lothario Meissner Ave., 900, Curitiba, Parana, 80060-000, Brazil

    Myrcia Minatti

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Hess, A.F., Minatti, M., Costa, E.A. et al. Height-to-diameter ratios with temporal and dendro/morphometric variables for Brazilian pine in south Brazil. J. For. Res. 32, 191–202 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-019-01084-8

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