Table 1 Model parameters
Symbol | Definition | Unit | Prior distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
g m | Maximum growth rate | mm/year | \(\log _{10}(g_{m}) \sim U(-1,2)\) |
x 0 | dbh at maximum growth rate | cm | \(\log _{10}(x_{0}) \sim U(0,3)\) |
x b | Shape of the growth curve | − | \(\log _{10}(x_{b}) \sim U(-2,2)\) |
a | Sensitivity to competition | \(\log _{10}(a) \sim U(-4,1)\) | |
β | Scale of neighbour effect with distance | − | \(\log _{10}(\upbeta ) \sim U(-1,2)\) |
ϕ | Standard deviation of growth rate inter-annual random effect | − | \(\phi \sim U(0,5)\) |
σ | Standard deviation of log growth rate | − | \(\log _{10}(\sigma ) \sim U(-2,1)\) |