Modelling Dominant Tree Heights of Fagus sylvatica L. Using Function-on-Scalar Regression Based on Forest Inventory Data

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Specific observations and suggestions for improvement have been made on the body of the manuscript.

It is suggested to improve the content of all sections of the manuscript. In "Introduction" technical aspects of the GAM technique and the concept of "Dominant Height" should be added. In "Materials and Methods", "Results" and "Discussion" new Figures and Tables must be elaborated and included. In "Discussion", a relevant aspect is to consider the age of the trees in which the dominant height was recorded; age should be a factor in the analysis and discussion of the results found. The “Discussion” should be expanded. In "Conclusions" the authors must add relevant qualitative and quantitative aspects that were found in the study carried out. Bibliographic citations should be added in the different sections.

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Reviewer 2 Report

1. Has the European beech stand studied in this paper carried out any management activities, such as thinning? These can affect the growth of trees and also affect how different areas are compared.

2. What is the specific functional form of f(Tempi), f(Preci), f(FCi), f(SNi), fprov(Tempi), fprov(Preci), fprov(FCi), fprov(SNi) in Model (1)? What are the parameters?

3. Parameter estimation results of the regression model should be listed, and model test should be carried out to give the estimation accuracy.

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Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

No comment.