Growth Model Users Group
 Presentations 

Some presentations made during our meetings will be posted here.  Click the links below to view or download them.

Meeting

Speaker

Topic

12/9/2011 Bryan Lu Using FVS to Estimate QMD of the N Largest Trees.
  Gareth Waugh TSUGA – Timber Supply Modeling User Group Anonymous.
  Jacob Strunk Two-stage Model-Assisted Biomass Estimation with LiDAR and Landsat.
  Peter Gould More Forestry Applications in R.
  Steve McConnell Comparing outputs of the Desired Future Conditions (DFC) Model to ORGANON and FVS.
  Nick Crookston Functional Requirements for a Shared Library Version of FVS, or Calling FVS from R!
  Doug Maguire USDA proposal on Regional Approaches for Adaptation to and Mitigation of Climate Variability and Change.
12/07/2010 Bianca Eskelson Modeling spatially dependent shrub cover data in riparian zones.
  Rich Howard Update on Assisi Inventory Management Software
  Dave Hibbs Introduction to the red alder plantation growth model -- RAP-ORGANON
  Erin Smith-Mateja A note on the FVS - ORGANON Project.
  Dave Walters Dave Walters: Decision support tools for CIPS.
06/03/2010 Sean Canavan  Results of a model comparison for a western OR property with short-term (5-15 year) re-measurement data.
  Zane Haxton A relative approach to stand table construction.
  Rich Howard Demonstration of the latest from Assisi.
  Peter Gould ORGANON in R
11/13/2009 Erin Smith-Mateja Climate-FVS
  Peter Gould Incorporating Genetics into Growth Models: Results from Block-Plot Trials of Douglas-Fir
  Martin Ritchie R Package for CONIFERS
  Jim Flewelling Forest Inventory, LiDAR, and Patents
01/28/2009 Bianca Eskelson Estimating cavity tree and snag abundance using negative binomial regression models and nearest neighbor imputation methods.
  Peter Gould Recent experience using PDAs as field data recorders.
  Andrew Hill Improving short-term prediction of Douglas-fir diameter growth in Eastern Washington by incorporating weather data.  [Handout]
  Tim Robards New climate sensitive growth models for the Sierra Nevada with incorporation into the Wessin variant of FVS.
02/11/2008 Kevin Ceder Imputing snag data to forest inventory for a landscape-level habitat analysis.
  Greg Latta, Temesgen Hailemariam and Tara Barrett Mapping and imputing potential productivity of Pacific Northwest Forests.
(possibly available later)
  Rich Howard The latest version of Assisi Inventory and demo of Assisi Manager.
  Jim Flewelling Statistical graphics for publication – easy ways to meet requirements for high resolution.
06/19/2007 Mark Hanus The new ORGANON and Windows Interface.
  Theresa Marquardt Evaluation of sampling alternatives to quantify selected stand structure attributes in riparian areas.
  Erin Smith-Mateja New carbon accounting reports in FVS.
  Wade Boyd Discussion: Methods for modeling log price trends. Are there new technologies for breaking historical price series into component series?
  Aaron Weiskittel Influence of site factors on plantation Douglas-fir self-thinning line.
01/11/2007 Aaron Weiskittel A hybrid modeling framework for intensively managed Douglas-fir in the Pacific Northwest.
  Fred Martin ECON Extension to FVS: What it Does and How it Works.
  Carol Apple and Melinda Moeur FVS Information Gaps Ongoing Work from Region 6.

Outline and Links.

  Peter Gould Estimation of Genetic Multipliers for Douglas-Fir Height- and Diameter-Growth Models.
  Steve McConnell The DFC Model: a Regulatory Tool Used in Riparian Forest Management in Washington
12/15/2005 Greg Johnson Growth Model Runoff II -- Results (corrected 9/17/2006)
  Dave Hamlin Comparing ORGANON & SPS: Using the Bakuzis Matrix
  Susan Hummel Estimating Variation in Landscape Analysis.
  Steve Fairweather and Ellen Voth The MB&G Silviculture Support System
  Euan Mason Comparisons of Approaches to Modelling Stand Structure and Dynamics in Planted Forests.

Modelling paradigms – Hybrid models to make mensurationists smile

08/10/2005 Scott Holmen Experiences developing forestry applications using a VisualCE, and NSBasic; and some of the quirks of using Bluetooth to talk to GPSs, PDAs and desktop computers.
  David Marshall Comparisons of DFSIM, ORGANON and FVS.
  Dave Walters Generic Approach to Model Validation
  Greg Johnson Growth Model Run-off II Planning;

Growth Model Run-off II Information.

11/15/2004 Martin Ritchie The New Conifers DLL
  Mark Hanus ORGANON Edition 7, The DLL
  Temesgen Haliemariam Effects of Different Levels of Canopy Tree Retention on Stocking and Yield of Understory Cohort in the Southern Interior of BC
02/25/2004 Glenn Howe Summary of the recent OSU Growth Model / Genetics workshop.
  Doug Maguire Summary of the OSU Intensive plantation management symposium. Click HERE for PDFs of talks covered at the symposium. 
09/11/2003 Steve Fairweather A simple simulation program to evaluate update strategies for stand-based forest inventories.
  Jeff Hamann Using Simultaneous Equations in Young Plantations: Was it worth it?
  Jeremy Fried and Glenn Christensen FIA BioSum analysis of fuel treatment feasibility and bioenergy potential in the highly out-of-whack forests of Oregon and northern California.
  George McFadden Consistency of normal yield table and density management diagram mortality functions in Douglas-fir.
01/28/2003 Doug Maguire Do stem form differences mask responses to silvicultural treatment?
  Tommy Gregg Assessing Uncertainty in FVS Projections Using a Bootstrap Resampling Method.
  Greg Latta Projecting FIA Data with FVS and ORGANON.
  David Marshall A Sneak Preview of ORGANON version 7.
08/29/2002 Dave Walters The design and analysis of a simulation study: A case study using the FPS clumpiness Index.
  Dave Walters, Jim Arney Exploring the Clumpiness Factor in FPS: A Dialog between Dave Walters and Jim Arney.
  Larry Wilson Data aggregation issues associated with projecting habitat changes using forest growth and yield models.
  Steve McConnell Evaluating approaches to "Ecosystem Management" using FVS.
01/22/2002 Greg Johnson Growth Model Run-Off
  Tara Barrett Comparing FVS diameter growth to increment core data.
  David Marshall Monitoring plots for growth model calibration, and assessment of treatment effects.

9/27/2001

Bob Monserud Criteria for comparing the adaptability of forest growth models.

 

Mark Hanus In the shadows of the past: the growth of western hemlock under a non-random heterogeneous canopy of Douglas-fir.

 

Jeff Hamann Update on Common Growth Model Interface and OpenFVS Projects

1/24/2001

Jeff Hamann Developing and using DLLs

 

Rich Howard DLLs and COM in forestry applications

 

Jeff Welty RAIS - riparian management simulator

Fall, 2000

Pete Bettinger CLAMS landscape modeling

 

John Trobaugh Early growth effects of herbaceous weed control and fertilizer

 

Martin Ritchie The Conifers young stand growth model

 

Greg Johnson Projecting early stand gains into the future

04/18/2000

David Marshall

Maximum SDI in growth models

 

Greg Johnson

Maximum SDI for western hemlock

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