Forest mensuration / by John A Kershaw [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kershaw, John A., 1962- author.

Ducey, Mark J., author.

Beers, Thomas W., author.

Husch, Bertram, 1923- author.

Series:

THEi Wiley ebooks.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forests and forestry--Measurement.

Forests and forestry.

Forest surveys.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (801 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2017.

System Details:

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Summary:

Forest mensuration - the science of measurement applied to forest vegetation and forest products - holds value for basic ecology as well as sustainable forest management. As demands on the world's forests have grown, scientists and professionals are increasingly called on to quantify forest composition, structure, and the goods and services forests provide. Grounded in geometry, sampling theory, and ecology as well as practical field experience, forest mensuration offers opportunities for creative problem solving and critical thinking. This fifth edition of the classic volume, Forest Mensuration, includes coverage of traditional and emerging topics, with attention to SI and Imperial units throughout. The book has been reorganised from the fourth edition to better integrate non-timber and ecological aspects of forest mensuration at the tree, stand, forest, and landscape scales throughout. The new edition includes new chapters that specifically address the integration of remotely sensed data in the forest inventory process, and inventory methods for dead and downed wood. One unifying theme, not only for traditional forestry but for the non-timber inventory and for remote sensing, is the use of covariates to make sampling more efficient and spatially explicit. This is introduced in the introductory chapter on statistics and the chapter on sampling designs has been restructured to highlight this approach and lay the foundation for further learning. New examples will be developed throughout the textbook with an emphasis on current issues and international practice. Students in applied forestry programs will find ample coverage of forest products and timber inventory, while expanded material on biodiversity, biomass and carbon inventory, downed dead wood, and the growing role of remote sensing in forest assessment will be valuable to a broader audience in applied ecology.

Contents:

Principles of measurement

Basic statistical concepts

Land area determination in forest mensuration

Individual tree parameters

Determination of tree volume, weight, and biomass

Measurement of primary forest products

Stand parameters

Sampling units for estimating parameters

Sampling designs in forest inventories

Inventory of standing trees using sampling with varying probability

Inventory of downed dead material using sampling with varying probability

Integrating remote sensing in forest inventory

Measurement of tree and stand growth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118902004

1118902009

9781118902028

1118902025

OCLC:

962305535