Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
IForest, cilt.7, sa.3, ss.132-139, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Linear and nonlinear crown variable functions for 173 Brutian pine (Pinus brutia Ten. trees were incorporated into a well-known compatible volume and taper equation to evaluate their effect in model prediction accuracy. In addition, the same crown variables were also incorporated into three neural network (NN types (Back-Propagation, Levenberg-Marquardt and Generalized Regression Neural Networks to investigate their applicability in over-bark diameter and stem volume predictions. The inclusion of crown ratio and crown ratio with crown length variables resulted in a significant reduction of model sum of squared error, for all models. The incorporation of the crown variables to these models significantly improved model performance. According to results, non-linear regression models were less accurate than the three types of neural network models tested for both over-bark diameter and stem volume predictions in terms of standard error of the estimate and fit index. Specifically, the generated Levenberg-Marquardt Neural Network models outperformed the other models in terms of prediction accuracy. Therefore, this type of neural network model is worth consideration in over-bark diameter and volume prediction modeling, which are some of the most challenging tasks in forest resources management. © SISEF.