Tectona grandis in Campeche (Mexico)
Status:
Stable| Version:v2.0.0(2026-10-09)
General description
- Description: Growth model for teak stands (Tectona grandis) in Campeche (Mexico)
- Target Species: Tectona grandis (code: ``)
- Application Region: Campeche (Mexico)
Technical characteristics
- Model Level: Stand
- Allows Projection: Yes
- Projection Time Step: years
- Notes: Projection time is variable. You can choose any intensity, but it will be expressed in months.
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
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: Minoche (2020)
- Site index / Stand productivity: Minoche (2020)
- Growth: Minoche (2020)
- Survival and/or mortality: Minoche (2020)
- Height-diameter relationship / height estimation: Minoche (2020)
- Tree volume and taper: Minoche (2020)
References and documentation
- How to Cite this Model:
SIMANFOR, 2026. Growth model for teak stands (Tectona grandis) in Campeche (Mexico) (v2.0.0). 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
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Technical Documentation: SIMANFOR Models Repository (GitHub)
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Model Bibliography:
- Minoche, Djhon (2020). Desarrollo de índice de sitio, diagrama de manejo de densidad y modelos selvícolas para plantaciones de teca (Tectona grandis L.f.) en Tabasco, México. Universidad de Valladolid, 10.35376/10324/48112