Title: A description of STEMS-- the stand and tree evaluation and modeling system.

Author: Belcher, David M.; Holdaway, Margaret R.; Brand, Gary J.

Year: 1982

Publication: General Technical Report NC-79. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

Abstract: This paper describes STEMS (Stand and Tree Evaluation and Modeling System), the current computerized Lake State tree growth projection system. It presents the program structure, discusses the growth and mortality components, the management subsystem, and the regeneration subsystem. Some preliminary results of model testing are presented and an application is discussed.