Bi et al. (2007) 1/42 1 / 41 Post-print of Canadian Journal of Fest Research 37 (2007) 1615-1630. DOI: 10.1139/X07-018 Yield decline in Chinese-fir plantations: A simulation investigation with implications for model complexity J. Bi 1 , J.A. Blanco 2,4 , B. Seely 2 , J. P. Kimmins 2 , Y. Ding 3 , and C. Welham 2 1 Hebei Academy of Forestry Science, 75 Xuefu Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050061, P.R.China; Tel (+86) 311-8768-4962; Fax: (+86) 311-8683-9334 bijun2003@yahoo.com 2 Department of Forest Science, University of British Columbia, 3041-2424 Main Mall, B.C., V6T 1Z4, Canada; Tel: (+1) 604-822-3549; Fax: (+1) 604-822-9133. juan.blanco@ubc.ca; hamish.kimmins@ubc.ca; brad.seely@ubc.ca; clive.welham@ubc.ca 3 Faculty of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, P. R. China; Tel/fax: (+1) 604 438-0239. mineralding@yahoo.com 4 Corresponding author Tel: (+1) 604 822-8876 Fax: (+1) 604 822-9133 E-mail: juan.blanco@ubc.ca