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Fig. 8.5 Biometric files of the ABPCV
Fig. 8.6 Production files of the ABPCV
8.3.4 Modeling the Forest Ecosystems
The forest ecological system is an important constituent of the global continuum of
the soil-plant formations on the Earth (see Table 1.2 and Fig. 1.9 ). Therefore the
development of the models that would describe the forest dynamics is a principal
stage of the synthesis of the global model. Of course, the importance of the models
of the forest ecosystems is greater, since forest resources and their use affect the
economic potentials of the regions.
The variety of forest ecosystem types functioning in different environmental
conditions needs the search of acceptable models giving a possibility to assess their
dynamics. Hacenauer (2012) discussed modeling technology for these aims dis-
played on three main areas: