Abstract:
Based on the density theory of plant growth and related biological hypothesis,a new model of self-thinning law of plant population was proposed,i.e. N =exp(
aln
2 B+
bln
B+c ),where
N and
B is population density and weight mean plant or mean basal area at DBH and
a,b and
c are parameters.It was proved that the model fitted observed data very well from Pinus tabulaeformis population,and which was very simple.Therefor,the model is a satisfactory expression of self-thinning law of plant po pulation.