Forest Mensuration and Inventory

  1. Forest Inventory Planning and Design
    1. Inventory Objectives
      1. Resource Assessment Goals
        1. Timber Volume Estimation
          1. Species Composition
            1. Stand Condition Assessment
            2. Management Planning Support
              1. Harvest Planning
                1. Silvicultural Prescriptions
                  1. Growth Projections
                  2. Monitoring Requirements
                    1. Change Detection
                      1. Growth Monitoring
                        1. Health Assessment
                        2. Regulatory Compliance
                          1. Environmental Reporting
                            1. Certification Standards
                          2. Inventory Types and Scales
                            1. Timber Cruising
                              1. Pre-Harvest Cruising
                                1. Cruise Intensity
                                  1. Sampling Methods
                                  2. Management Inventories
                                    1. Stand Examinations
                                      1. Compartment Inventories
                                        1. Forest-Wide Assessments
                                        2. Regional Inventories
                                          1. State Forest Inventories
                                            1. National Forest Inventory
                                              1. Continuous Forest Inventory
                                              2. Special Purpose Inventories
                                                1. Ecological Inventories
                                                  1. Carbon Inventories
                                                    1. Biodiversity Assessments
                                                  2. Statistical Sampling Concepts
                                                    1. Population and Sample
                                                      1. Target Population
                                                        1. Sampling Frame
                                                          1. Sample Units
                                                          2. Sampling Error
                                                            1. Standard Error
                                                              1. Confidence Intervals
                                                                1. Allowable Error
                                                                2. Sample Size Determination
                                                                  1. Precision Requirements
                                                                    1. Cost Considerations
                                                                      1. Pilot Studies
                                                                      2. Bias and Accuracy
                                                                        1. Selection Bias
                                                                          1. Measurement Bias
                                                                            1. Non-Response Bias
                                                                          2. Sampling Designs
                                                                            1. Simple Random Sampling
                                                                              1. Random Selection Methods
                                                                                1. Probability Calculations
                                                                                  1. Estimation Procedures
                                                                                  2. Stratified Sampling
                                                                                    1. Stratification Criteria
                                                                                      1. Proportional Allocation
                                                                                        1. Optimal Allocation
                                                                                          1. Post-Stratification
                                                                                          2. Systematic Sampling
                                                                                            1. Grid Systems
                                                                                              1. Line Transects
                                                                                                1. Periodic Sampling
                                                                                                  1. Bias Considerations
                                                                                                  2. Cluster Sampling
                                                                                                    1. Cluster Definition
                                                                                                      1. Multi-Stage Sampling
                                                                                                        1. Efficiency Considerations
                                                                                                        2. Double Sampling
                                                                                                          1. Two-Phase Procedures
                                                                                                            1. Ratio Estimation
                                                                                                              1. Regression Estimation
                                                                                                            2. Plot Types and Layout
                                                                                                              1. Fixed-Area Plots
                                                                                                                1. Circular Plots
                                                                                                                  1. Plot Radius Calculation
                                                                                                                    1. Area Calculations
                                                                                                                      1. Boundary Procedures
                                                                                                                      2. Square Plots
                                                                                                                        1. Layout Methods
                                                                                                                          1. Corner Marking
                                                                                                                          2. Rectangular Plots
                                                                                                                            1. Strip Plots
                                                                                                                              1. Transect Plots
                                                                                                                            2. Variable-Radius Plots
                                                                                                                              1. Point Sampling Theory
                                                                                                                                1. Angle Gauge Use
                                                                                                                                  1. Prism Sampling
                                                                                                                                    1. Tree Selection Rules
                                                                                                                                      1. Basal Area Factor
                                                                                                                                      2. Nested Plots
                                                                                                                                        1. Multi-Resource Sampling
                                                                                                                                          1. Different Size Classes
                                                                                                                                            1. Efficiency Gains
                                                                                                                                            2. Strip Sampling
                                                                                                                                              1. Strip Width Selection
                                                                                                                                                1. Boundary Determination
                                                                                                                                                  1. Area Calculations

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                                                                                                                                              6. Forest Inventory Field Procedures