Forest Mensuration and Inventory

  1. Stand-Level Measurement and Characterization
    1. Forest Stand Definition
      1. Stand Delineation Criteria
        1. Species Composition
          1. Age Structure
            1. Site Conditions
              1. Management History
              2. Stand Boundaries
                1. Natural Boundaries
                  1. Artificial Boundaries
                    1. Mapping Considerations
                    2. Stand Types
                      1. Pure Stands
                        1. Mixed Stands
                          1. Complex Stands
                        2. Stand Density Measures
                          1. Trees per Unit Area
                            1. Counting Methods
                              1. Minimum Size Thresholds
                                1. Ingrowth Considerations
                                2. Basal Area
                                  1. Individual Tree Basal Area
                                    1. Stand Basal Area Calculation
                                      1. Basal Area Growth
                                        1. Basal Area Distribution
                                        2. Point Sampling Methods
                                          1. Angle Gauge Principles
                                            1. Prism Sampling
                                              1. Basal Area Factor Selection
                                                1. Tree Selection Procedures
                                                  1. Borderline Tree Determination
                                                  2. Stand Density Index
                                                    1. Reineke's Stand Density Index
                                                      1. Calculation Procedures
                                                        1. Species-Specific Relationships
                                                          1. Management Applications
                                                          2. Relative Density Measures
                                                            1. Crown Competition Factor
                                                              1. Relative Spacing
                                                                1. Stand Density Management Diagrams
                                                              2. Stand Structure Analysis
                                                                1. Diameter Distributions
                                                                  1. Frequency Distributions
                                                                    1. Distribution Types
                                                                      1. Normal Distribution
                                                                        1. Negative Exponential
                                                                          1. Weibull Distribution
                                                                          2. Distribution Parameters
                                                                            1. Graphical Representation
                                                                            2. Height Distributions
                                                                              1. Height-Diameter Relationships
                                                                                1. Site Index Curves
                                                                                  1. Height Stratification
                                                                                  2. Age Structure
                                                                                    1. Even-Aged Stands
                                                                                      1. Characteristics
                                                                                        1. Management Implications
                                                                                        2. Uneven-Aged Stands
                                                                                          1. Age Class Distribution
                                                                                            1. Selection Systems
                                                                                            2. Two-Aged Stands
                                                                                              1. Structural Characteristics
                                                                                            3. Vertical Structure
                                                                                              1. Canopy Layers
                                                                                                1. Crown Classes
                                                                                                  1. Dominant Trees
                                                                                                    1. Codominant Trees
                                                                                                      1. Intermediate Trees
                                                                                                        1. Suppressed Trees
                                                                                                    2. Site Quality Assessment
                                                                                                      1. Site Index Concept
                                                                                                        1. Definition and Principles
                                                                                                          1. Base Age Selection
                                                                                                            1. Index Age Standards
                                                                                                            2. Site Index Determination
                                                                                                              1. Site Tree Selection
                                                                                                                1. Selection Criteria
                                                                                                                  1. Measurement Requirements
                                                                                                                  2. Site Index Curves
                                                                                                                    1. Curve Construction
                                                                                                                      1. Curve Families
                                                                                                                        1. Regional Variations
                                                                                                                      2. Site Factors
                                                                                                                        1. Soil Characteristics
                                                                                                                          1. Climate Variables
                                                                                                                            1. Topographic Influences
                                                                                                                              1. Moisture Relationships
                                                                                                                              2. Alternative Site Quality Measures
                                                                                                                                1. Height-Age Relationships
                                                                                                                                  1. Volume Production
                                                                                                                                    1. Biomass Accumulation

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