Calibration and testing of a generalized process-based model for use in Portuguese eucalyptus plantations

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH(2011)

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The work described in this paper aimed to establish a single set of parameter values for a process-based model (3-PG), applicable to Eucalyptus globulus Labill. in Portugal. Initial testing was done with parameter values from Australia using climate, biometric, and soils data from an irrigation and fertilization trial and a spacing trial. The model provided good estimates for stem mass and basal area, poor estimates for leaf mass, and reasonable estimates for volume. The fit between simulated and observed values was then improved by tuning parameter values to produce a final set. The calibrated model was tested, and performed well, against data from permanent sample plots (PSPs) at different locations across Portugal. Volume and basal area predictions made by 3-PG for PSPs were then compared with predictions made by the empirical model in use for E. globulus plantations in Portugal. Differences were negligible. Model outputs with the Australian parameter set and the optimum set for Portugal indicated that partitioning of carbohydrates (net primary productivity) was very different in E. globulus grown in Portugal and Australia. The study has confirmed the potential of this process-based model as a practical tool to support forest management decision-making.
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