Forest Ecology and Management

9.

Forest Measurement and Assessment

9.1.

Individual Tree Measurements

9.1.1.

Diameter Measurements

9.1.1.1.

Diameter at Breast Height

9.1.1.2.

Diameter Measurement Tools

9.1.1.3.

Irregular Stem Handling

9.1.2.

Height Measurements

9.1.2.1.

9.1.2.2.

Merchantable Height

9.1.2.3.

Height Measurement Instruments

9.1.3.

Crown Measurements

9.1.3.1.

9.1.3.2.

9.1.3.3.

9.1.4.

Age Determination

9.1.4.1.

Increment Boring

9.1.4.2.

9.1.4.3.

Age Estimation Methods

9.1.5.

Tree Form Assessment

9.1.5.1.

9.1.5.2.

9.1.5.3.

Quality Assessment

9.2.

Stand-Level Measurements

9.2.1.

Density Measures

9.2.1.1.

Trees per Hectare

9.2.1.2.

9.2.1.3.

Stand Density Index

9.2.1.4.

Relative Density

9.2.2.

Volume Estimation

9.2.2.1.

Individual Tree Volume

9.2.2.2.

9.2.2.3.

Volume Tables and Equations

9.2.3.

Biomass Assessment

9.2.3.1.

Above-Ground Biomass

9.2.3.2.

Below-Ground Biomass

9.2.3.3.

Biomass Equations

9.2.4.

Growth Measurements

9.2.4.1.

Diameter Growth

9.2.4.2.

9.2.4.3.

9.2.4.4.

Basal Area Growth

9.2.5.

Site Quality Assessment

9.2.5.1.

9.2.5.2.

Site Index Curves

9.2.5.3.

Productivity Measures

9.3.

Forest Inventory Methods

9.3.1.

Sampling Principles

9.3.1.1.

Population and Sample

9.3.1.2.

9.3.1.3.

Precision and Accuracy

9.3.2.

Sampling Designs

9.3.2.1.

Simple Random Sampling

9.3.2.2.

Systematic Sampling

9.3.2.3.

Stratified Sampling

9.3.2.4.

Cluster Sampling

9.3.3.

Plot Types and Methods

9.3.3.1.

Fixed-Area Plots

9.3.3.2.

Variable-Radius Plots

9.3.3.3.

9.3.3.4.

9.3.4.

Remote Sensing Applications

9.3.4.1.

Aerial Photography

9.3.4.2.

Satellite Imagery

9.3.4.3.

LiDAR Technology

9.3.4.4.

9.3.5.

Geographic Information Systems

9.3.5.1.

Spatial Data Management

9.3.5.2.

Spatial Analysis

9.3.5.3.

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