Growth and yield modelling of Australian eucalypt forests I. Historical development

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Abstract
The quality of forest management planning is heavily dependent upon the availability of models for projecting growth and timber yield of stands within the forest estate. A range of growth and yield models have been developed for eucalypt forests, reflecting an evolution of diverse management objectives, data availability, and techniques of parameter estimation. The historical development of models for both pure and mixed species eucalypt stands is documented, ranging from the traditional emphasis by most forest organisations for empirical regression models to recent mechanistic formulations. This range represents a continuum of attempts to incorporate greater stand treatment and species generality into model formulations. Limited modelling has been undertaken for many forest types in Australia, constraining the planning process.