Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2026, Vol. 62 ›› Issue (7): 27-37.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20250603
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Nuo Zhang,Yuanshuo Hao*(
),Lihu Dong,Yinghui Zhao,Fengri Li
Received:2025-10-08
Online:2026-07-10
Published:2026-07-16
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Yuanshuo Hao
E-mail:haoyuanshuo@nefu.edu.cn
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Nuo Zhang,Yuanshuo Hao,Lihu Dong,Yinghui Zhao,Fengri Li. Neighbor Effects on Multi-Dimensional Crown Asymmetry in Larix olgensis Based on UAV-LiDAR Data[J]. Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 2026, 62(7): 27-37.
Table 1
Statistical table of sample trees"
| 样地编号 Plot No. | 林分密度 Stand density/ (tree?hm–2) | 平均胸径 Mean DBH/cm | 平均树高 Mean tree height/m | 平均冠幅 Mean crown diameter/m | 平均冠长 Mean crown length/m |
| 1 | 2 132 | 12.38 | 14.65 | 2.61 | 5.87 |
| 2 | 1 848 | 13.33 | 15.59 | 2.65 | 6.52 |
| 3 | 2 043 | 13.01 | 15.69 | 2.57 | 6.56 |
| 4 | 2 421 | 11.77 | 14.48 | 2.13 | 5.87 |
| 5 | 2 425 | 11.26 | 14.59 | 2.18 | 6.55 |
| 6 | 2 012 | 12.62 | 16.63 | 2.03 | 7.17 |
| 7 | 2 021 | 12.91 | 15.68 | 2.04 | 6.05 |
| 8 | 1 622 | 13.68 | 16.77 | 2.42 | 6.20 |
| 9 | 2 620 | 13.07 | 16.25 | 2.31 | 7.06 |
| 10 | 2 343 | 12.74 | 16.18 | 2.68 | 6.58 |
| 11 | 1 721 | 13.51 | 16.48 | 2.71 | 7.18 |
| 12 | 2 318 | 12.40 | 15.55 | 2.55 | 6.75 |
Table 2
Different dimensions crown asymmetry indices"
| 指标 Index | 公式 Equation | 公式编号 Equation number |
| CAI1 | (1) | |
| CAI2 | (2) | |
| CAI3 | (3) |
Table 3
Neighbor effect indices"
| 指标Index | 公式Equation | 公式编号Equation number | |
| 空间结构指数Spatial structure indices | |||
| 角尺度Uniform angle index (W) | (4) | ||
| 密集度Crowding index (C) | (5) | ||
| 树高大小比数Neighborhood comparison index based on treeheight ( | (6) | ||
| 树冠大小比数Neighborhood comparison index based on crown diameter ( | |||
| 开敞度Openness index (B) | (7) | ||
| 竞争指数Competition indices | |||
| (8) | |||
| (9) | |||
| (10) | |||
| (11) | |||
| CVR | (12) | ||
Table 4
Best model accuracy assessment"
| 模型 Model | 参数和系数 Parameters and coefficients | 线性模型 Linear model (R2) | 混合效应模型 Linear mixed model (R2) |
| CAI2 | 0.17 | 0.19 | |
| CAI3 | 0.62 | 0.65 |
Table 5
Standardized fixed effect coefficients of each variable in the crown asymmetry index model"
| 项目 Item | β | 95% CI ? | 95% CI + | P |
| CAI2 | ||||
| 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.11 | <0.001 | |
| 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.31 | <0.001 | |
| 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.28 | <0.001 | |
| CVR | 0.62 | 0.49 | 0.74 | <0.001 |
| CAI3 | ||||
| CPA | –0.25 | –0.35 | –0.15 | <0.001 |
| CV | –0.30 | –0.37 | –0.23 | <0.001 |
| 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.07 | <0.001 | |
| B | –0.12 | –0.17 | –0.07 | <0.001 |
| 0.34 | 0.28 | 0.39 | <0.001 | |
| CVR | 0.30 | 0.22 | 0.38 | <0.001 |
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