Research

Linking Models of Different Resolutions

• Linking a whole-stand model to an individual-tree model (Cao 2014)
• Linking a diameter-distribution model to an individual-tree model (Qin et al. 2007)
• Linking a whole-stand model, an individual-tree model, and a stand-table projection model (Cao 2007)
• Predicting future diameter distributions given current stand attributes (Cao 2022)

Developing a unified system for whole-stand and individual-tree models

• Developing a unified system for tree- and stand-level predictions (Cao 2021)
• Deriving a tree growth model from any existing stand growth model (Cao 2022)

Applying Quantile Regression in Modeling

• Tree diameter growth (Bohora and Cao 2014)
• Tree Taper (Cao and Wang 2015)

Modeling Self-Thinning in Forest Stands

• Modeling self-thinning trajectories (Cao et al. 2000, Zhang et al. 2016)
• Developing a climate-sensitive model to describe self-thinning trajectories (Zhang et al. 2018)

Modeling Crown structure using LiDAR data

• Modeling crown structure from airborne laser scanner data (Dean et al. 2009, Cao and Dean 2011)