Modelling Distributions of Distances to Nearest Neighbors

The distribution of distances is one of the characteristics of forest spatial structure and as a basis for application of individual tree growth models,for recovery of forest spatial structure and for visualization of forest stands.The study presented a new method for modelling distributions of distances to the nearest neighbours.The distribution of distances follows the Weibull distribution.The Weibull distribution function with only 2 parameters is sufficient for describing nature forest structures.The method is a precondition for further estimation for the distributions of tree-tree distances with very little effort as part of a normal forest inventory.