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Pinus sylvestris in Ukraine

Status: Stable | Version: v1.0.0 (2026-08-28)

General description

  • Description: Dynamic stand model for Pinus sylvestris in Ukraine
  • Target Species: Pinus sylvestris (code: 21)
  • Application Region: Ukraine

Technical characteristics

  • Model Level: Stand
  • Allows Projection: Yes
  • Projection Time Step: 5 years

To view the step-by-step sequence of initialization, time projection, and harvest, see the stand-level model calculation flow diagram.

Required variables

To run this model in SIMANFOR, the initial inventory must include the following minimum data:

Plot level (Plots sheet)

  • Inventory and plot IDs
  • age
  • mean height
  • density

Sample inventories

You can download the following sample inventories in Excel format to test this model:

Modules and equations

Breakdown of simulated biological processes and their methodological references:

  • Site index / Stand productivity: Kaganyak (2013)
  • Growth: Kaganyak (2013)
  • Height-diameter relationship / height estimation: Lakyda et al. (2020)
  • Tree volume and taper: et al. (2006)

References and documentation

  • How to Cite this Model:

SIMANFOR, 2026. Dynamic stand model for Pinus sylvestris in Ukraine (v1.0.0). https://www.simanfor.es

  • SIMANFOR Citation:

Bravo, F., Ordóñez, C., Vázquez-Veloso, A., Michalakopoulos, S., 2025. SIMANFOR cloud Decision Support System: Structure, content, and applications. Ecological Modelling 499, 110912. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2024.110912

  • Technical Documentation: SIMANFOR Models Repository (GitHub)

  • Model Bibliography:

  • Kaganyak, Y. (2013). Адаптація системи прогнозу продуктивності соснових деревостанів до умов інтенсивного ведення лісового господарства.
  • Lakyda, P., Terentiev, A., Aleksiyuk, I. (2020). Теорія і практика природокористування.
  • (2006). Прогноз потенційної продуктивності соснових та букових деревостанів.