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Tectona grandis in Campeche (Mexico)

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

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)

References and documentation

  • How to Cite this Model:

SIMANFOR, 2026. Growth model for teak stands (Tectona grandis) in Campeche (Mexico) (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:

  • Minoche, Djhon (2020). Desarrollo de Ă­ndice de sitio, diagrama de manejo de densidad y modelos selvĂ­colas para plantaciones de teca (Tectona grandis L.f.) en Tabasco, MĂ©xico. Universidad de Valladolid, 10.35376/10324/48112