Search Results - "Sands, P.J"

Parameterisation of 3-PG for plantation grown Eucalyptus globulus by Sands, P.J., Landsberg, J.J.

“…A set of parameter values for the forest growth model 3-PG was determined. These permit the modelling of the time-course of growth and development of…”
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Calibration of the forest growth model 3-PG to eucalypt plantations growing in low rainfall regions of Australia by Paul, K.I., Booth, T.H., Jovanovic, T., Sands, P.J., Morris, J.D.

“…In Australia, tools are required to assess likely commercial and environmental benefits of growing saw logs in regions of low-medium rainfall. The widely used…”
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Process-based forest productivity models and their application in forest management by Battaglia, M., Sands, P.J.

“…Few process-based forest productivity models have become incorporated into forest management systems. The prevalent perception is that process-based models are…”
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Use of a simple plantation productivity model to study the profitability of irrigated Eucalyptus globulus by Sands, P.J, Rawlins, W, Battaglia, M

“…There is considerable interest in growing eucalypt species under irrigation in the semi-arid Murray–Darling basin of New South Wales, Australia. The motivation…”
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Parameterisation of 3-PG model for fast-growing Eucalyptus grandis plantations by Almeida, Auro C, Landsberg, Joe J, Sands, Peter J

“…The 3-PG model [J.J. Landsberg, R.H. Waring, A generalised model of forest productivity using simplified concepts of radiation-use efficiency, carbon balance…”
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Refractive index within the lens of a goldfish eye determined from the paths of thin laser beams by Axelrod, D, Lerner, D, Sands, P J

“…The paths of 15 micron diameter laser beams traversing goldfish eye lenses were photographed. Measurements of these photographs gave experimental data for the…”
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Modelling the impact of defoliation and leaf damage on forest plantation function and production by Battaglia, M., Pinkard, E.A., Sands, P.J., Bruce, J.L., Quentin, A.

“…• A process-based model of plantation defoliation is developed. • Detailed effects of damage on canopy light transmission and photosynthesis are simulated. •…”
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Needs and opportunities for using a process-based productivity model as a practical tool in Eucalyptus plantations by Almeida, Auro C, Landsberg, Joe J, Sands, Peter J, Ambrogi, Marcelo S, Fonseca, Sebastião, Barddal, Simone M, Bertolucci, Fernando L

“…This paper presents the application of a process-based model (PBM) to the management of 181,000 ha of Eucalyptus grandis plantations in Brazil owned by Aracruz…”
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Understanding 3-PG using a sensitivity analysis by Esprey, L.J, Sands, P.J, Smith, C.W

“…A detailed parameter sensitivity analysis of the 3-PG model [J.J. Landsberg and R.H. Waring, A generalised model of forest productivity using simplified…”
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Prediction of leaf area index in eucalypt plantations: effects of water stress and temperature by Battaglia, M, Cherry, M.L, Beadle, C.L, Sands, P.J, Hingston, A

“…A calibration curve was established to convert plant area index of Eucalyptus nitens (Deane and Maiden) Maiden, assessed with a Li-Cor LAI-2000, to leaf area…”
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A wide-angle gradient index optical model of the crystalline lens and eye of the octopus by Jagger, W.S, Sands, P.J

“…Cephalopods and fish have had no common ancestor since the Cambrian, and their eyes are a classic example of convergent evolution. The octopus has no cornea,…”
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Hybrid growth model to predict height and volume growth in young Eucalyptus globulus plantations by Battaglia, M, Sands, P.J, Candy, S.G

“…A process-base site productivity model (P ROM OD) was hybridized with an empirical growth projection model (N ITG RO) developed for Eucalyptus nitens…”
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Modeling the effect of physiological responses to green pruning on net biomass production of Eucalyptus nitens by Pinkard, E.A, Battaglia, M, Beadle, C.L, Sands, P.J

“…Green pruning of Eucalyptus nitens (Deane and Maiden) Maiden increases instantaneous rates of light-saturated CO2 assimilation (A), and changes patterns of…”
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A wide-angle gradient index optical model of the crystalline lens and eye of the rainbow trout by Jagger, W.S., Sands, P.J.

“…Trout lens external shape and internal refractive index gradient structure were measured and used to construct an optical lens model that predicts by ray…”
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Flux-based estimation of parameters in S-systems by Sands, P.J., Voit, E.O.

“…This paper proposes a technique for parameter estimation in S-systems which explicitly takes into account the structure of the S-system dynamic equations as…”
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Modeling forest growth. 1. Canonical approach by Voit, E.O. (Medical Univ. of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (USA). Dept. of Biometry and Epidemiology), Sands, P.J

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Modeling forest growth. 2. Biomass partitioning in Scots pine by Voit, E.O. (Medical Univ. of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (USA). Dept. of Biometry and Epidemiology), Sands, P.J

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