Feb 2, 2022 · Each species (sorted by scientific name) is mapped to a corresponding species in a given variant.

FVS Variant Map (.zip, 19.5MB) - GIS shapefile for a map of suggested FVS variants and location codes for the conterminous United States and Alaska.

You can find information regarding the codes, relationships, and logic specific to the individual variants in the Variant Overview documents. We developed an FVS Variant Map to suggest …

FVS variant map FVS ready databases. FVS-ready data can be obtained from FSVeg or from FSVeg Spatial Data Analyzer (internal Forest Service web site). It is also possible to output …

FVS is actually a collection of forest growth models, known as FVS variants, that are run under a common interface called Suppose (Johnston 1997, Crookston 1997).

Mar 7, 2023 · Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) is a family of forest growth simulation models. The basic FVS model structure has been calibrated to unique geographic areas to produce …

Mar 28, 2017 · We will use the Northeast Variant developed in the late 1980s by scientists at the US Forest Service Northeastern Forest Experiment Station and revised many times since …

The Southern Variant of the Forest Vegetation Simulator utilizes ecological units mapped in 1995 by the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, to refine tree growth models for the …

An FVS variant is a growth and mortality model calibrated to a specific geographic area of the United States. There are 20 different FVS variants. Users select an appropriate FVS variant …

FVS can simulate a wide range of silvicultural treatments for most major forest tree species, forest types, and stand conditions. The FVS Staff of the Forest Management Service Center (FMSC) …