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Table 8 Parameter estimates for individual tree survival (Eq. [5]), the area under the curve (AUC) and optimal cutpoint (OCP) for the developed equation and the ones used in the Northeast Variant of FVS (FVS–NE) by species

From: Development and evaluation of an individual tree growth and yield model for the mixed species forest of the Adirondacks Region of New York, USA

SPPa

N

FVS–NE

Equation [5]

Alive

Dead

AUC

AUC

OCP

b 50

b 51

b 52

b 53

b 54

b 55

b 56

AB

2991

596

0.6885

0.7740

0.8028

7.4069

–0.0855

2.9649

–0.1041

AS

541

59

0.5439

0.6962

0.8900

–2.6972

–0.0511

2.7220

3.1868

–0.2677

BF

364

145

0.6190

0.6936

0.7480

5.4321

–0.0618

–0.0383

EH

2752

88

0.5098

0.6301

0.9584

–1.9897

–0.0809

3.1020

OH

2159

315

0.6872

0.7313

0.8760

–0.7529

–0.0709

2.5867

-

–0.1076

OS

470

79

0.5585

0.6767

0.8718

15.1544

–0.2712

2.4283

–0.2753

QA

465

109

0.6645

0.7304

0.8296

0.2811

–0.0517

1.7626

–0.2104

RM

2587

284

0.4793

0.6926

0.8906

11.2896

–0.1113

–0.1480

RN

845

58

0.4866

0.9483

0.9365

8.9149

0.2446

–0.5346

RO

530

12

0.5741

0.7962

0.9757

–6.2021

–0.0889

4.5545

SM

3842

359

0.4556

0.7453

0.9314

3.7231

–0.1037

1.9431

–0.1096

SP

1613

240

0.5690

0.7034

0.8911

7.1204

–0.0591

–0.0794

WC

324

11

0.4753

0.8157

0.9541

10.5219

0.1672

–1.6906

WP

3782

222

0.7106

0.7980

0.9212

4.3116

–0.0242

2.0274

–0.2974

YB

2601

348

0.5150

0.7298

0.9081

8.9994

–0.0607

–0.1359

  1. a SPP Species are AB American beech, AS ash, BF balsam fir, EH eastern hemlock, OH other hardwoods, OS other softwoods, QA quaking aspen, RM red maple, RN red pine, RO red oak, SM sugar maple, SP spruce, WC white cedar, WP white pine, and YB yellow birch