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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 31-37.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2020-0023

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A Crown Ratio Model for Cunninghamia lanceolata Plantations Based on Mixed Effect in Hubei

Yuan Hui1(), Du Chaoqun1, Zhao Xiaotao2, Xiao Zhiming3, Zhao Hu1()   

  1. 1Hubei Academy of Forestry, Wuhan 430075
    2Natural Resources and Planning Bureau of Yangxin County, Yangxin Hubei 435200
    3Longgang Natural Resources Office of Yangxin County Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning, Yangxin Hubei 435200
  • Received:2020-04-21 Revised:2020-10-21 Online:2021-02-05 Published:2021-01-25
  • Contact: Zhao Hu E-mail:953836298@qq.com;2385852743@qq.com

Abstract:

The paper aims to study the relationship between crown ratio and stand factors, and analyze the effects of different factors on crown ratio. 715 dominant trees and average trees in 181 sample plots were established in Chinese fir planting areas in Hubei Province. Tree height, diameter at breast height, height to diameter ratio, stand density and basal area per hectare for trees larger than the subject tree closely associated with crown ratio were selected among tree and site factors. The basic model of crown ratio was constructed by adding correlation factors as variables in the form of logistic equation, and the single-level mixed effect model of sample plot was further established. By comparing the AIC, BIC and likelihood ratio test, the mixed model with random parameters a and f has the best fitting effect compared with the model without random parameters. The results of independent sample test show that the root mean square errors and average error of the mixed model are reduced, respectively -0.0095 and 0.1175, and the residual range is smaller. Compared with the basic model, R2 of the mixed model increased from 0.3231 to 0.5417, but RMSE and Bias decreased. Based on the goodness of fit and test index of the model, the mixed model can significantly improve the fitting accuracy of the model, and can be used to predict the crown length.

Key words: crown ratio, Cunninghamia lanceolata, logistic equation, mixed effect, model

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