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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface xiv
1 Introduction 1
1.1. Role of Forest Mensuration in Forest Management, 2
1.2. Forest Mensuration as a Tool for Monitoring Forests, 3
1.3. Relevance of Forest Mensuration for Ecology and Nontimber Resources, 4
1.4. Design and Planning of Inventories, 5
2 Principles of Measurement 13
2.1. Scales of Measurement, 14
2.2. Units of Measurement, 16
2.3. Systems of Measurement, 16
2.4. Variables, 21
2.5. Precision, Accuracy, and Bias, 21
2.6. Significant Digits and Rounding Off, 23
2.7. Data Summary and Presentation, 27
2.8. Fundamental Measurements, 30
3 Basic Statistical Concepts 34
3.1. Descriptive Statistics, 34
3.2. Frequency Distributions, 38
3.3. Measures of Central Tendency, 40
3.4. Measures of Dispersion, 42
3.5. Sampling Error, 45
3.6. Sample Size Determination, 50
3.7. Influence of Scalar Transformations and the Estimation of Totals, 52
3.8. Correlation and Regression Estimation, 53
3.9. Use of Covariates to Improve Estimation, 63
4 Land Area Determination in Forest Mensuration 67
4.1. Land Distance and Area Units, 68
4.2. Measuring Distances, 68
4.3. Measuring Area in the Field, 73
4.4. Measuring Area Using Maps and Photos, 73
4.5. Determination of Photo Scale, 76
4.6. Determination of Direction Using a Compass, 80
4.7. The U.S. Public Land Surveys, 82
4.8. Global Positioning Systems, 86
4.9. Geographic Information Systems, 89
5 Individual Tree Parameters 92
5.1. Age, 92
5.2. Tree Diameters and Cross-Sectional Areas, 95
5.3. Height, 108
5.4. Form, 121
5.5. Crown Parameters, 125
5.6. Regression and Allometric Approaches, 130
6 Determination of Tree Volume, Weight, and Biomass 135
6.1. Measurement of Individual Trees, 137
6.2. Allometric Equations for Volume, Weight, and Biomass, 156
6.3. Tabular Estimation, 160
6.4. Volume and Biomass Distribution in Trees, 167
6.5. Other Methods of Estimating Tree Content, 173
6.6. Applications to Seedlings and Understory Vegetation, 179
6.7. Applications to Snags and Down Woody Material, 179
7 Measurement of Primary Forest Products 184
7.1. Units of Measurement of Forest Products, 184
7.2. Log Rules, 186
7.3. Board Foot Log Rules, 186
7.4. Log Scaling, 195
7.5. Scaling Stacked Volume, 199
7.6. Volume Unit Conversion, 200
7.7. Scaling By Weight, 204
8 Stand Parameters 210
8.1. Age, 211
8.2. Species Composition, 212
8.3. Diameter, 219
8.4. Height, 228
8.5. Volume, Weight, and Biomass, 232
8.6. Crown and Canopy Measurements, 236
8.7. Understory and Regeneration, 239
8.8. Site Quality, 250
8.9. Density and Stocking, 259
9 Sampling Units for Estimating Parameters 273
9.1. The Factor Concept, 274
9.2. Fixed-Area Plots, 276
9.3. Sampling Trees with Variable Probability, 287
9.4. Other Examples of Variable Probability Sampling, 298
9.5. Distance-Based Sampling Units, 299
9.6. Selecting Appropriate Sampling Units, 303
10 Sampling Designs in Forest Inventories 305
10.1. Basic Considerations, 305
10.2. Simple Random Sampling (SRS), 311
10.3. Systematic Sampling (SYS), 318
10.4. Selective or Opportunistic Sampling, 326
10.5. Stratified Sampling (STS), 327
10.6. Cluster Sampling, 334
10.7. Multistage Sampling, 338
10.8. Sampling with Covariates, 343
10.9. List Sampling, 353
10.10. 3P Sampling, 357
11 Inventory of Standing Trees Using Sampling with Varying Probability 361
11.1. Horizontal Point Sampling (HPS), 362
11.2. Subsampling in HPS, 377
11.3. Other Variable Probability Sampling Techniques, 386
12 Inventory of Downed Dead Material Using Sampling with Varying Probability 393
12.1. Fixed-Area Plots, 394
12.2. Line Intersect Sampling, 398
12.3. Angle Gauge Methods, 406
12.4. Perpendicular Distance Sampling (PDS), 414
12.5. Other Methods, 425
12.6. Design Considerations and Selection of Methods, 427
13 Integrating Remote Sensing in Forest Inventory 429
13.1. Types of Remotely Sensed Data, 429
13.2. Remote Sensing for Stratification, 442
13.3. Individual Tree Measurements, 446
13.4. Remote Sensing for Covariates, 449
14 Measurement of Tree and Stand Growth 455
14.1. Individual Tree Growth, 456
14.2. Direct Measurement of Tree Growth, 460
14.3. Reconstructing Tree Growth, 465
14.4. Stand and Forest Growth, 474
14.5. Measurement of Stand and Forest Growth and Yield, 479
14.6. Considerations for the Design and Maintenance of Permanent Sample Plot Systems, 494
14.7. Growth and Yield Models, 503
Appendix 519
References 550
Index 592
