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Simulation of stand development

A course on the simulation of stand development (2 ECTS) will start on October 18. During four days students will listen to lectures  and do exercises under the supervision of  Risto Ojansuu and Jari Hynynen from the Forest Institute in Finland.  The course will end with a written test. 

MI.1744 Simulation of stand development (2 ECTS)

 

Lectures and exercises

Time:                   October 18-21, 2010

Location:             Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5, Tartu

Registration deadline:October 11

 

Topic

Teacher

Time

MONDAY 18.10 10-14 o’clock

  1. Introduction

  2. use of models in forest planning

  3. model types

Risto Ojansuu

1 hour (10-11),         room 1C24

  1. Statistical growth and yield models

  2. models for predicting stand dynamics

  3. growth factors in models

  4. site description

  5. description of competition in growth and yield models

Risto Ojansuu

1 hour (11-12),

room 1C24

  1. Starting the modelling exercise

  2. presentation of modelling data

  3. technical procedure of model fitting and analysis procedure with R

Risto Ojansuu

2 hours (12-14),

room 0C1

TUESDAY 19.10 10-16 o’clock

  1. Statistical growth and yield models

    • growth models to be continued...   

    • models for regeneration and mortality   

Risto Ojansuu

3 hours (10-13),

room 1C24

  1. Modelling exercise

  2. development of tree diameter growth model with R

Risto Ojansuu

3 hours (13-16),

room 0C1

WEDNESDAY 20.10 8-14 o’clock

  1. Use of models in simulation

    • introduction to stand simulation in MELA and MOTTI   

Jari Hynynen

1 hour (8-9),

room 1C24

  1. MOTTI stand simulator

  2. structure and use of Motti simulator

 

Jari Hynynen

1 hour (9-10),

room 1C24

  1. Simulation exercise with MOTTI

  2. simulation of alternative management schedules

  3. the effect of growth model on simulation results

Jari Hynynen

3 hours (10-14),

room 0C1

THURSDAY 21.10 9-16 o’clock

  1. The role of forest economics in forest management

    • overview on forest economics  

Jari Hynynen

1 hour (9-10),

room 1C24

  1. Analysis of profitability of forest management in MOTTI-system

  2. input/output of economical parameters in Motti

  3. how to analyse the results

Jari Hynynen

2 hours (10-12),

room 0

11. Simulation exercise with MOTTI

  • using MOTTI in the analysis on  the profitability of alternative management schedules

Jari Hynynen

2 hours (12-14),

room 0C1

12. Model validation

  • evaluation of the reliability of growth models

  • error sources of the simulation systems

  • how to assess the reliability of the simulation result 

Jari Hynynen

 

2 hours (14-16),

room 0C1

TUESDAY 26.10 13-14 o’clock

 

13. Conclusions & feedback of the course

written test

 

Andres Kiviste

 

1 hour (13-14),

room 0C1

 

The course ends with a written test.