SIBYLA is the simulator of forest biodynamics. It belongs to the category of semi-empirical tree growth simulators. It consists of the set of mathematical models and algorithms that are transformed into an integrated software package SIBYLA Suite. The model has been developed at the Department of Forest Management and Geodesy, Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia. The basis of the model was the modelling principle and algorithms implemented in SILVA 2.2 (Pretzsch 1992, Kahn 1994). The model is sensitive to climatic factors that modify height and diameter growth potential, and consequently tree increment. More detailed information about Sibyla can be found in Fabrika (2005), http://etools.tuzvo.sk/sibyla/english/model.htm
