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Pinus sylvestris in Galicia

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

General description

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

Technical characteristics

  • Model Level: Stand
  • Allows Projection: Yes
  • Projection Time Step: 1 year

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
  • dominant 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:

  • Reference forest growth model: Diéguez-Aranda et al. (2009)
  • Site index / Stand productivity: Diéguez-Aranda et al. (2005)
  • Harvest / Silvicultural treatments (model-specific): del Río & Montero (2011)
  • Stand Density Index (SDI) reference value: del Río & Montero (2011)

References and documentation

  • How to Cite this Model:

SIMANFOR, 2026. Dynamic stand model for Pinus sylvestris in Galicia (Spain) (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:

  • Diéguez-Aranda, U., Álvarez González, J.G., Balboa-Murias, M.A., Barrio-Anta, M., Castedo-Dorado, F., Crecente-Campo, F., González González, J.M., Gorgoso Varela, J.J., López-Sánchez, C.A., Pérez-Cruzado, C., Rodríguez Soalleiro, R., Rojo Alboreca, A., Sánchez Rodríguez, F. (2009). Herramientas selvícolas para la gestión forestal sostenible en Galicia. Consellería do Medio Rural, Xunta de Galicia. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305443573_Herramientas_selvicolas_para_la_gestion_forestal_sostenible_en_Galicia
  • Diéguez-Aranda, U., Álvarez-González, J. G., Barrio-Anta, M., Rojo, A. (2005). Site quality equations for Pinus sylvestris L. plantations in Galicia (northwestern Spain). Annals of Forest Science, 62(2), 143-152. https://hal.science/hal-00883869v1
  • del Río, M., Montero, G. (2011). Modelo de simulación de claras en masas de Pinus sylvestris L..