Forest mensuration /
Husch, Bertram, 1923-
Forest mensuration / Bertram Husch, Thomas W. Beers, John A. Kershaw, Jr. - 4th ed. - New York : J. Wiley, c2003. - xii, 443 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 412-432).
Introduction -- Role of Forest Mensuration in Forest Management -- Forest Mensuration as a Tool for Monitoring Forests -- Principles of Measurement -- Scales of Measurement -- Units of Measurement -- Systems of Measurement -- Variables -- Precision, Accuracy, and Bias -- Significant Digits and Rounding Off -- Data Summary and Presentation -- Fundamental Measurements -- Basic Statistical Concepts -- Descriptive Statistics -- Frequency Distributions -- Measures of Central Tendency -- Measures of Dispersion -- Sampling Error -- Sample Size Determination -- Estimation of Totals -- Regression and Correlation -- Hypothesis Testing -- Land Area Determination -- Land Distance and Area Units -- Measuring Distances -- Measuring Area in the Field -- Measuring Area Using Maps and Photos -- 1. 1-1. 1-2. 2. 2-1. 2-2. 2-3. 2-4. 2-5. 2-6. 2-7. 2-8. 3. 3-1. 3-2. 3-3. 3-4. 3-5. 3-6. 3-7. 3-8. 3-9. 4. 4-1. 4-2. 4-3. 4-4. Determination of Photo Scale -- Determination of Direction Using a Compass -- U.S. Public Land Surveys -- Global Positioning Systems -- Geographic Information Systems -- Individual Tree Parameters -- Age -- Tree Diameters and Areas -- Height -- Form -- Crown Parameters -- Determination of Tree Volume -- Determination of Cubic Volume -- Volume Tables -- Construction of Volume Tables -- Volume Distribution in Trees -- Determination of Tree Weight -- Factors Influencing Wood Weight Estimates -- Tree Weight Relationships -- Stand Parameters -- Age -- Species Composition -- Diameter -- Height -- Density and Stocking -- Volume and Weight -- Site Quality -- Measurement of Primary Forest Products -- Units of Measurement -- Log Rules -- Board-Foot Log Rules -- 4-5. 4-6. 4-7. 4-8. 4-9. 5. 5-1. 5-2. 5-3. 5-4. 5-5. 6. 6-1. 6-2. 6-3. 6-4. 7. 7-1. 7-2. 8. 8-1. 8-2. 8-3. 8-4. 8-5. 8-6. 8-7. 9. 9-1. 9-2. 9-3. Cubic-Volume Log Rules -- Log Scaling -- Scaling Stacked Volume -- Volume Unit Conversion -- Scaling by Weight -- Nontimber Forest Vegetation Parameters -- Understory Vegetation -- Woody Detritus -- Forest Vegetation for Wildlife Management -- Forest Biomass -- Carbon Content -- Sampling Units for Estimating Parameters -- The Factor Concept -- Fixed-Area Plots -- Sampling Units with Variable Probability -- Distance-Based Sampling Units -- Selecting Appropriate Sampling Units -- Forest Inventory -- Timber Estimation -- Nontimber Estimation -- Inventory Planning -- Forest Inventory Design -- Inventory Fieldwork -- Calculation and Compilation -- Sampling Designs in Forest Inventories -- Basic Considerations -- Simple Random Sampling -- Ratio and Regression Sampling -- 9-4. 9-5. 9-6. 9-7. 9-8. 10. 10-1. 10-2. 10-3. 10-4. 10-5. 11. 11-1. 11-2. 11-3. 11-4. 11-5. 12. 12-1. 12-2. 12-3. 12-4. 12-5. 12-6. 13. 13-1. 13-2. 13-3. Cluster Sampling -- Stratified Random Sampling -- Multistage Sampling -- Double Sampling -- Nonrandom Sampling -- Repeated Sampling in Forest Inventory -- Inventory Using Sampling with Varying Probability -- Horizontal Point Sampling -- List Sampling -- 3P Sampling -- Growth of the Tree -- Growth Curves -- Height and Diameter Growth -- Determination of Diameter Growth from Increment Cores -- Stem Analysis -- Areal and Volume Growth -- Effects of Environmental Factors on Growth -- Growth Percentage -- Stand Growth and Yield -- Elements of Stand Growth -- Growth and Yield Models -- Using Stand Growth and Yield Models -- Assessing Stand Growth and Yield in Forest Inventories. 13-4. 13-5. 13-6. 13-7. 13-8. 13-9. 14. 14-1. 14-2. 14-3. 15. 15-1. 15-2. 15-3. 15-4. 15-5. 15-6. 15-7. 16. 16-1. 16-2. 16-3. 16-4.
0471018503 (cloth)
2002068995
GBA3-Z8761
Forests and forestry--Measurement.
Forest surveys.
SD555 / .H8 2003
634.9/285
Forest mensuration / Bertram Husch, Thomas W. Beers, John A. Kershaw, Jr. - 4th ed. - New York : J. Wiley, c2003. - xii, 443 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 412-432).
Introduction -- Role of Forest Mensuration in Forest Management -- Forest Mensuration as a Tool for Monitoring Forests -- Principles of Measurement -- Scales of Measurement -- Units of Measurement -- Systems of Measurement -- Variables -- Precision, Accuracy, and Bias -- Significant Digits and Rounding Off -- Data Summary and Presentation -- Fundamental Measurements -- Basic Statistical Concepts -- Descriptive Statistics -- Frequency Distributions -- Measures of Central Tendency -- Measures of Dispersion -- Sampling Error -- Sample Size Determination -- Estimation of Totals -- Regression and Correlation -- Hypothesis Testing -- Land Area Determination -- Land Distance and Area Units -- Measuring Distances -- Measuring Area in the Field -- Measuring Area Using Maps and Photos -- 1. 1-1. 1-2. 2. 2-1. 2-2. 2-3. 2-4. 2-5. 2-6. 2-7. 2-8. 3. 3-1. 3-2. 3-3. 3-4. 3-5. 3-6. 3-7. 3-8. 3-9. 4. 4-1. 4-2. 4-3. 4-4. Determination of Photo Scale -- Determination of Direction Using a Compass -- U.S. Public Land Surveys -- Global Positioning Systems -- Geographic Information Systems -- Individual Tree Parameters -- Age -- Tree Diameters and Areas -- Height -- Form -- Crown Parameters -- Determination of Tree Volume -- Determination of Cubic Volume -- Volume Tables -- Construction of Volume Tables -- Volume Distribution in Trees -- Determination of Tree Weight -- Factors Influencing Wood Weight Estimates -- Tree Weight Relationships -- Stand Parameters -- Age -- Species Composition -- Diameter -- Height -- Density and Stocking -- Volume and Weight -- Site Quality -- Measurement of Primary Forest Products -- Units of Measurement -- Log Rules -- Board-Foot Log Rules -- 4-5. 4-6. 4-7. 4-8. 4-9. 5. 5-1. 5-2. 5-3. 5-4. 5-5. 6. 6-1. 6-2. 6-3. 6-4. 7. 7-1. 7-2. 8. 8-1. 8-2. 8-3. 8-4. 8-5. 8-6. 8-7. 9. 9-1. 9-2. 9-3. Cubic-Volume Log Rules -- Log Scaling -- Scaling Stacked Volume -- Volume Unit Conversion -- Scaling by Weight -- Nontimber Forest Vegetation Parameters -- Understory Vegetation -- Woody Detritus -- Forest Vegetation for Wildlife Management -- Forest Biomass -- Carbon Content -- Sampling Units for Estimating Parameters -- The Factor Concept -- Fixed-Area Plots -- Sampling Units with Variable Probability -- Distance-Based Sampling Units -- Selecting Appropriate Sampling Units -- Forest Inventory -- Timber Estimation -- Nontimber Estimation -- Inventory Planning -- Forest Inventory Design -- Inventory Fieldwork -- Calculation and Compilation -- Sampling Designs in Forest Inventories -- Basic Considerations -- Simple Random Sampling -- Ratio and Regression Sampling -- 9-4. 9-5. 9-6. 9-7. 9-8. 10. 10-1. 10-2. 10-3. 10-4. 10-5. 11. 11-1. 11-2. 11-3. 11-4. 11-5. 12. 12-1. 12-2. 12-3. 12-4. 12-5. 12-6. 13. 13-1. 13-2. 13-3. Cluster Sampling -- Stratified Random Sampling -- Multistage Sampling -- Double Sampling -- Nonrandom Sampling -- Repeated Sampling in Forest Inventory -- Inventory Using Sampling with Varying Probability -- Horizontal Point Sampling -- List Sampling -- 3P Sampling -- Growth of the Tree -- Growth Curves -- Height and Diameter Growth -- Determination of Diameter Growth from Increment Cores -- Stem Analysis -- Areal and Volume Growth -- Effects of Environmental Factors on Growth -- Growth Percentage -- Stand Growth and Yield -- Elements of Stand Growth -- Growth and Yield Models -- Using Stand Growth and Yield Models -- Assessing Stand Growth and Yield in Forest Inventories. 13-4. 13-5. 13-6. 13-7. 13-8. 13-9. 14. 14-1. 14-2. 14-3. 15. 15-1. 15-2. 15-3. 15-4. 15-5. 15-6. 15-7. 16. 16-1. 16-2. 16-3. 16-4.
0471018503 (cloth)
2002068995
GBA3-Z8761
Forests and forestry--Measurement.
Forest surveys.
SD555 / .H8 2003
634.9/285