Using the Forest Vegetation Simulator as a Teaching Tool

Presenter Information

John D. Shaw

Location

McKimmon Conference & Training Center / Conference Room 3

Event Website

http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/nrei/vol9/iss1/

Start Date

3-16-2002 9:00 AM

End Date

3-16-2002 10:00 AM

Description

The Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) is a tree-level, spatially non-explicit growth model. It is an outgrowth of the Stand Prognosis model that the U.S. Forest Service began developing in the late 1960s. Local variants of FVS now cover most of the forest types of the United States. Development of two complementary programs, Suppose and the Stand Visualization System (SVS), have opened the possibilities for using FVS as a teaching tool in forestry classes.

Comments

Suggested Citation: Shaw, John D. (2002) "Using the forest vegetation simulator as a teaching tool," Natural Resources and Environmental Issues: Vol. 9, Article 46. Available at: http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/nrei/vol9/iss1/46

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Mar 16th, 9:00 AM Mar 16th, 10:00 AM

Using the Forest Vegetation Simulator as a Teaching Tool

McKimmon Conference & Training Center / Conference Room 3

The Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) is a tree-level, spatially non-explicit growth model. It is an outgrowth of the Stand Prognosis model that the U.S. Forest Service began developing in the late 1960s. Local variants of FVS now cover most of the forest types of the United States. Development of two complementary programs, Suppose and the Stand Visualization System (SVS), have opened the possibilities for using FVS as a teaching tool in forestry classes.

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