Forest Ecosystems

Table 4 Optimal parameters values of Mitscherlich model (Eqs. 5, 9, 10, 11, 12) and thinned model (Eqs. 5, 8, 10, 11, 12)

From: Bayesian inference of biomass growth characteristics for sugi (C. japonica) and hinoki (C. obtusa) forests in self-thinned and managed stands

Mitscherlich Model				Thinned Model
Model parameters	Lower CI	Median	Upper CI	Model parameters	Lower CI	Median	Upper CI
\(\phantom {\dot {i}\!}Y_{max_{th_{m}}}\)	4220	5370	6000	\(\phantom {\dot {i}\!}Y_{max_{{th}}}\)	1.36	1.96	2.78
\(\phantom {\dot {i}\!}\omega _{yth_{m}}\)	0.99	1	1	ω_yth	0.95	0.97	0.99
\(\phantom {\dot {i}\!}\gamma _{yth_{m}}\)	1.610⁻³	1.910⁻³	2.510⁻³	γ_yth	1.410⁻²	1.810⁻²	2.110⁻²
\(\phantom {\dot {i}\!}\sigma _{yth_{m}}\)	33.8	41.4	50.1	σ_yth	29.6	36.6	44.2
N₀	1590	2070	2630	N₀	15000	18600	22200
ω_N	3.810⁻²	4.710⁻²	5.710⁻²	ω_N	4.310⁻²	5.210⁻²	6.210⁻²
γ_N	0.09	0.11	0.13	γ_N	0.08	0.10	0.11
σ_N	508	604	717	σ_N	505	598	707
a_B	0.06	0.11	0.19	a_B	6.210⁻²	0.14	0.24
b_B	0.89	1.01	1.11	b_B	0.85	0.98	1.13
σ_B	0.88	1.12	1.41	σ_B	0.92	1.18	1.4
a_L	1.510⁻⁶	0.03	0.72	a_L	0.1	0.96	2.6
b_L	2.42	5.8	9.5	b_L	2.05	3.39	4.96
\(\phantom {\dot {i}\!}W_{L_{{max}}}\)	17.6	18.5	19.4	\(\phantom {\dot {i}\!}W_{L_{{max}}}\)	17.6	18.5	19.4
σ_WL	1.42	1.8	2.22	σ_WL	1.4	1.8	2.2

The median and lower and upper credible interval (Highest Posterior Density interval) were gathered

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