Sampling protocol, estimation, and analysis procedures for the down woody materials indicator of the FIA program

Christopher W. W. Woodall; Vicente J. Monleon

doi:10.2737/NRS-GTR-22

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Sampling protocol, estimation, and analysis procedures for the down woody materials indicator of the FIA program

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Authors:

Christopher W. W. Woodall, Vicente J. Monleon

Year:

2008

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-GTR-22

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-22. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 68 p.

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Abstract

The USDA Forest Service's Forest Inventory and Analysis program conducts an inventory of forests of the United States including down woody materials (DWM). In this report we provide the rationale and context for a national inventory of DWM, describe the components sampled, discuss the sampling protocol used and corresponding estimation procedures, and provide guidance on managing and processing DWM data and incorporating that information into inventory analysis and research projects.

Keywords

down woody material, forest inventory, line-intersect sampling, coarse woody debris, fine woody debris

Citation

Woodall, Christopher W.; Monleon, Vicente J. 2008. Sampling protocol, estimation, and analysis procedures for the down woody materials indicator of the FIA program. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-22. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 68 p.