Growth and yield modelling of Australian eucalypt forests II. Future trends

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Development of future growth models for eucalypts will be influenced by such factors as the intensity of management of the forest estate, the nature and quality of the data available for modelling, the extent of silvicultural knowledge for the particular species and the level of expertise available. Future modelling will see renewed emphasis upon relating growth or productivity either directly to individual environmental factors or indirectly to complex environmental gradients through site classification and evaluation. These developments will require improved data collection and modelling strategies which incorporate expanded sampling frames, better site description, and uniform mensurational standards. Increased data exchange and co-operative research between forest organisations will assist modellers meet the information needs of future forest managers.