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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2013, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (6): 68-73.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20130610

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A Forest Competition Index Based on Intersection Angle

Hui Gangying1, Hu Yanbo1, Zhao Zhonghua1, Yuan Shiyun2, Liu Wenzhen2   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of State Forestry Administration Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry Beijing 100091;
    2. Xiaolongshan Research Institute of Forestry of Gansu Province Tianshui 741020
  • Received:2012-04-19 Revised:2012-11-15 Online:2013-06-25 Published:2013-07-16

Abstract:

This paper established a forest competition index (u_a_CIi) based on intersection angle. The competition index can precisely express the over shading and the lateral extruding from the competitive trees. Its value ranges from 0 to 1 and it is non-dimensional. The greater the competition index value, the smaller the tree size, and the greater the exposure to competitive pressure. The value also directly and clearly reflects the relative competition situation of trees in a stand. This explains in theory that large neighborhood tree has bigger influence on the object tree than that of the small neighborhood, which is not only reflected on the over shading but also the lateral extruding. The competition index has closer correlation with the tree size than the commonly used HEGYI-competition index does. Therefore, this competition index will has great application prospect along with the contemporary fast development of measuring technology.

Key words: individual tree, competition index, intersection angle, neighbourhood comparison

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