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ResearcherID: C-2778-2008
Scopus Author ID: 25930899200
ResearcherID: C-2778-2008

Keywords

Forest modelling, forestry, biometrics, mensuration, forest planning, Chile, New Zealand, France, Denmark, Spain, Canada

Countries

Chile, Canada, Spain, Denmark, France, New Zealand, United States

Biography

Interests: Forest modeling and biometrics, growth and yield, management planning, applied mathematics, statistics.
Oscar García received a professional forester degree (Ingeniero Forestal) and an M.Sc. in Mathematical Statistics & Operations Research from the University of Chile, and a Ph.D. in Forest Resources from the University of Georgia, USA. Between 1976 and 1992 he worked in New Zealand for the Forest Research Institute, developing forest management planning decision-support systems, and being responsible for much of their plantation growth modeling program. Later, he led a Government / Industry eucalypt modeling project in Chile, and conducted forest planning research in Spain for the Galician Government. Oscar occupied the Chair of Forest Mensuration at the Universidad Austral de Chile, and held Guest Professor positions at the ENGREF in France, KVL in Denmark, and the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid in Spain. He was a Professor and Endowed Chair in Forest Growth and Yield at the University of Northern British Columbia, Canada, between 2000 and 2014. Currently living in Concón, Chile.

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Employment (10)

University of Northern British Columbia: Prince George, BC, CA

2000-04-01 to 2014-12-31 | Professor, Endowed Chair in Forest Growth & Yield (Ecosystem Science and Management)
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Oscar García

Xunta de Galicia, U. de Santiago de Compostela: Pontevedra, Galicia, ES

1998-09 to 2000-03 (Centro de Investigación Forestal de Lourizán)
Employment
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Oscar García

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid: Madrid, ES

1997-09 to 1998-09 | Guest Professor (E.T.S.I.M.)
Employment
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Oscar García

KVL: Frederiksberg, DK

1996-09 to 1997-08 | Guest/Research Professor (Unit of Forestry)
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Oscar García

ENGREF: Nancy, FR

1995-10 to 1996-09 | Visiting Professor of Forest Biometrics
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Universidad Austral de Chile: Valdivia, CL

1993-11 to 1995-09 | Professor, Chair of Forest Mensuration (Facultad de Ciencias Forestales)
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Oscar García

Instituto Forestal: Santiago, Valdivia, CL

1992-09 to 1995-09 | Technical Director, FONDEF Project
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Oscar García

Forest Research Institute: Rotorua, NZ

1976-03 to 1992-06 | Scientist
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University of Georgia: Athens, GA, US

1974-03 to 1976-03 | Graduate Research Assistant (School of Forest Resources)
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Instituto Forestal: Santiago, CL

1968-01 to 1974-01
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Georgia: Athens, GA, US

1974-03 to 1976-03 | Ph. D. (School of Forest Resources)
Education
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Centro Interamericano de Enseñanza de Estadística (CIENES): Santiago, CL

1971-03 to 1972-08 | M. Sc. (Mathematical Statistics and Operations Research)
Education
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Oscar García

Universidad de Chile: Santiago, CL

1963-03 to 1968-12 | Ingeniero Forestal (Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal)
Education
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Works (42)

Modeling with Stochastic Differential Equations

Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences (MCFNS)
2024 | Journal article
URI:

https://mcfns.com/index.php/Journal/article/view/16.3
Contributors: Oscar García
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García

resde: Estimation in Reducible Stochastic Differential Equations

CRAN: Contributed Packages
2023-05-19 | Dataset | Author
DOI: 10.32614/cran.package.resde
Contributors: Oscar García
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García via Crossref Metadata Search

dyntaper: Dynamic Stem Profile Models, AKA Tree Taper Equations

CRAN: Contributed Packages
2022-08-14 | Dataset | Author
DOI: 10.32614/cran.package.dyntaper
Contributors: Oscar García
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García via Crossref Metadata Search

Plasticity as a Link Between Spatially Explicit, Distance-Independent, and Whole-Stand Forest Growth Models

Forest Science
2022-02-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/forsci/fxab043
Contributors: Oscar García
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Ingrowth imputation in even-aged permanent sample plots

Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences (MCFNS)
2021-10-30 | Journal article
URI:

http://mcfns.net/index.php/Journal/article/view/13.5
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García

Estimating reducible stochastic differential equations by conversion to a least-squares problem

Computational Statistics
2019-03-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00180-018-0837-4
Contributors: Oscar García
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Reverse Causality in Size-Dependent Growth

Mathematical and Computational Forestry and Natural-Resource Sciences (MCFNS)
2018-04 | Journal article
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García

Cohort aggregation modelling for complex forest stands: Spruce–aspen mixtures in British Columbia

Ecological Modelling
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.10.020
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García

Dynamic Modelling of Tree Form

Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences (MCFNS)
2015 | Journal article
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García

Plasticity and Extrapolation in Modeling Mixed-Species Stands

Forest Science
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5849/forsci.15-027
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García via Crossref Metadata Search

A generic approach to spatial individual-based modelling and simulation of plant communities

Mathematical and Computational Forestry & Natural-Resource Sciences (MCFNS)
2014 | Journal article
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García

A Site Index Model for Lodgepole Pine in British Columbia

Forest Science
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5849/forsci.13-509
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García

Can plasticity make spatial structure irrelevant in individual-tree models?

Forest Ecosystems
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s40663-014-0016-1
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García

Developing a dynamic growth model for teak plantations in India

Forest Ecosystems
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/2197-5620-1-9
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García

Siplab, a spatial individual-based plant modelling system

Computational Ecology and Software
2014 | Journal article
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García

siplab: Spatial Individual-Plant Modelling

CRAN: Contributed Packages
2014-01-10 | Dataset
DOI: 10.32614/cran.package.siplab
Contributors: Oscar Garcia <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8995-1341>
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Oscar García via Crossref Metadata Search

Building a dynamic growth model for trembling aspen in western Canada without age data

2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2012-0366
Part of ISSN: 0045-5067
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García via Crossref Metadata Search

Forest Stands as Dynamical Systems: An Introduction

2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5539/mas.v7n5p32
Part of ISSN: 1913-1852
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Oscar García via Crossref Metadata Search

A biologically-consistent stand growth model for loblolly pine in the Piedmont physiographic region, USA

2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.08.047
Part of ISSN: 0378-1127
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Oscar García via Crossref Metadata Search

Dynamical implications of the variability representation in site-index modelling

2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-010-0458-0
Part of ISSN: 1612-4669
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Oscar García via Crossref Metadata Search

Visualization of a general family of growth functions and probability distributions - The Growth-curve Explorer

ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2008.04.005
Contributors: GARCIA, O
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Oscar García via ResearcherID

Modelling height development of mature Nothofagus obliqua

FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
2006 | Journal article
Contributors: SALAS, C; GARCIA, O
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Oscar García via ResearcherID

Modelling height development of mature Nothofagus obliqua

2006 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.04.015
Part of ISSN: 0378-1127
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García via Crossref Metadata Search

Scale and spatial structure effects on tree size distributions: implications for growth and yield modelling

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE RECHERCHE FORESTIERE
2006 | Journal article
Contributors: GARCIA, O
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Oscar García via ResearcherID

Scale and spatial structure effects on tree size distributions: implications for growth and yield modelling

2006 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1139/x06-116
Part of ISSN: 0045-5067
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García via Crossref Metadata Search

Comparing and combining stem analysis and permanent sample plot data in site index models

FOREST SCIENCE
2005 | Journal article
Contributors: GARCIA, O
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Oscar García via ResearcherID

TADAM: A dynamic whole-stand approximation for the TASS growth model

FORESTRY CHRONICLE
2005 | Journal article
Contributors: GARCIA, O
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García via ResearcherID

TADAM: A dynamic whole-stand approximation for the TASS growth model

2005 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5558/tfc81815-6
Part of ISSN: 0015-7546
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García via Crossref Metadata Search

TADAM: A dynamic whole-stand approximation for the TASS growth model

2005 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5558/tfc81575-4
Part of ISSN: 0015-7546
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García via Crossref Metadata Search

TADAM: A dynamic whole-stand approximation for the TASS growth model (vol 81, pg 575, 2005)

FORESTRY CHRONICLE
2005 | Journal article
Contributors: GARCIA, O
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Oscar García via ResearcherID

Top height estimation in lodgepole pine sample plots

WESTERN JOURNAL OF APPLIED FORESTRY
2005 | Journal article
Contributors: GARCIA, O; BATHO, A
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Oscar García via ResearcherID

Structure and dynamics of trembling aspen – white spruce mixed stands near Fort Nelson, B.C.

2004 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1139/x03-254
Part of ISSN: 0045-5067
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García via Crossref Metadata Search

A growth model for eucalypt in Galicia, Spain

FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
2003 | Journal article
Contributors: GARCIA, O; RUIZ, F
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García via ResearcherID

Realized gain and prediction of yield with genetically improved Pinus radiata in New Zealand

FOREST SCIENCE
1999 | Journal article
Contributors: CARSON, SD; GARCIA, O; HAYES, JD
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Oscar García via ResearcherID

Estimating top height with variable plot sizes

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE RECHERCHE FORESTIERE
1998 | Journal article
Contributors: GARCIA, O
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Oscar García via ResearcherID

THE STATE-SPACE APPROACH IN GROWTH MODELING

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE RECHERCHE FORESTIERE
1994 | Journal article
Contributors: GARCIA, O
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García via ResearcherID

The state-space approach in growth modelling

1994 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1139/x94-244
Part of ISSN: 0045-5067
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Oscar García via Crossref Metadata Search

NEW CLASS OF GROWTH-MODELS FOR EVEN-AGED STANDS - PINUS-RADIATA IN GOLDEN DOWNS FOREST

NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF FORESTRY SCIENCE
1984 | Journal article
Contributors: GARCIA, O
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Oscar García via ResearcherID

A Stochastic Differential Equation Model for the Height Growth of Forest Stands

1983 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2307/2531339
Part of ISSN: 0006-341X
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Oscar García via Crossref Metadata Search

A STOCHASTIC DIFFERENTIAL-EQUATION MODEL FOR THE HEIGHT GROWTH OF FOREST STANDS

BIOMETRICS
1983 | Journal article
Contributors: GARCIA, O
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García via ResearcherID

IFS, AN INTERACTIVE FOREST SIMULATOR FOR LONG-RANGE PLANNING

NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF FORESTRY SCIENCE
1981 | Journal article
Contributors: GARCIA, O
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Oscar García via ResearcherID

SIMPLIFIED METHOD-OF-MOMENTS ESTIMATION FOR THE WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION

NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF FORESTRY SCIENCE
1981 | Journal article
Contributors: GARCIA, O
Source: Self-asserted source
Oscar García via ResearcherID
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