Establishment of Canada's National Forest Inventory: Approach and Issues

A. Y. Omule; Mark D. Gillis

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Establishment of Canada's National Forest Inventory: Approach and Issues

Informally Refereed

Authors:

A. Y. Omule, Mark D. Gillis

Year:

2005

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Proceedings of the fifth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; 2003 November 18-20; New Orleans, LA. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-69. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 222p.

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Abstract

This paper describes Canada's National Forest Inventory (NFI) sampling design and implementation. It also describes issues related to annualizing the NFI using the approach of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Enhanced Forest Inventory and Analysis program as a model. It concludes with an outline of plans to address the inventory annualization issues.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the fifth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium

Citation

Omule, A. Y.; Gillis, Mark D. 2005. Establishment of Canada''s National Forest Inventory: Approach and Issues. In: Proceedings of the fifth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; 2003 November 18-20; New Orleans, LA. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-69. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 222p.