Tree and Forest Measurement

• Main Author: West, P. W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 3rd ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Landscape ecology.; Forestry management.; Plant science.; Botany.; Life Sciences.; Forestry Management.; Landscape Ecology.; Plant Sciences.

Forests must be measured if they are to be managed and conserved properly. This book describes the essential principles of modern forest measurement, whether using simple hand-held equipment or sophisticated satellite imagery. It particularly focuses on measuring forest biomass over large forest are...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Measurements
• Stem Diameter
• Tree Height
• Stem Volume
• Stem Volume and Taper Functions
• Biomass
• Stand Measurement
• Measuring Populations
• Sampling Theory
• Conducting an Inventory
• The Plane Survey
• Remote Sensing.