Fig 1.
Distribution of basal area of acceptable-quality trees into tree species at seven sample plots.
Fig 2.
The expected value of capital return rate, as a function of rotation age, when the growth model is applied as early as possible.
(a) no restrictions on thinning treatments (b) number of thinnings restricted to at most one (c) thinning restricted to removal of trees thicker than 237 mm (d) thinnings omitted.
Fig 3.
The expected value of capital return rate, as a function of rotation age, when the growth model is applied to observed wooded stands.
(a) no restrictions on thinning treatments (b) number of thinnings restricted to at most one (c) thinning restricted to trees thicker than 237 mm (d) thinnings omitted.
Fig 4.
Capital return rate deficiency per excess volume unit, as a function of excess volume, when the growth model is applied as early as possible.
(a) no restrictions on thinning treatments (b) number of thinnings restricted to at most one (c) thinning restricted to trees thicker than 237 mm (d) thinnings omitted.
Fig 5.
Setup-specific capital return rate deficiency per excess volume unit, as a function of setup-specific excess volume, when the growth model is applied as early as possible.
(a) no restrictions on thinning treatments (b) number of thinnings restricted to at most one (c) thinning restricted to trees thicker than 237 mm (d) thinnings omitted.
Fig 6.
Capital return rate deficiency per excess volume unit, as a function of excess volume, when the growth model is applied to observed wooded stands.
(a) no restrictions on thinning treatments (b) number of thinnings restricted to at most one (c) thinning restricted to trees thicker than 237 mm (d) thinnings omitted.
Fig 7.
Capitalization, as appearing in Eq (3), as well as smoothed capitalization according to Eq (6), in the case of two example stands.
Fig 8.
Capitalization, as appearing in Eq (3), as well as smoothed capitalization according to Eqs (6) and (7), in the case of two example stands.
However, 1%, 3%, and 4% discount rates are used, instead of an internal rate of return.
Fig 9.
Setup-specific expected value of relative annual net growth rate of commercial timber, as a function of setup-specific excess volume when growth model is applied as early as possible.
The growth rate is given in relation to the growth rate appearing when the capital return rate is maximized without restrictions (co-ordinate (0,1) in Fig 9a). (a) no restrictions on thinning treatments (b) number of thinnings restricted to at most one (c) thinning restricted to trees thicker than 237 mm (d) thinnings omitted.
Fig 10.
The expected value of relative annual growth rate, as a function of excess volume, when the growth model is applied to observed wooded stands.
The growth rate is given in relation to the growth rate appearing when the capital return rate is maximized without restrictions (co-ordinate (0,1) in Fig 10a). (a) no restrictions on thinning treatments (b) number of thinnings restricted to at most one (c) thinning restricted to trees thicker than 237 mm (d) thinnings omitted.