Comparison of stochastic and deterministic mortality estimation in an individual tree based stand growth model

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Long-term projections (100 years) were made using the deterministic and stochastic mortality algorithms of the STEMS individual tree based stand growth projection model. Deterministic versus averaged stochastic projection results showed no practical differences in mean stand values for number of trees, basal area, volume, or diameter distributions. The deterministic approach also eliminates the need for making repeated stochastic runs and averaging the results where interest lies only in mean projected values.

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