Handbook for inventorying surface fuels and biomass in the Interior West

James Brown; Rick D. Oberheu; Cameron M. Johnston

doi:10.2737/INT-GTR-129

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Handbook for inventorying surface fuels and biomass in the Interior West

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Authors:

James Brown, Rick D. Oberheu, Cameron M. Johnston

Year:

1982

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/INT-GTR-129

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-129. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experimental Station. 48 p.

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Abstract

Presents comprehensive procedures for inventorying weight per unit area of living and dead surface vegetation, to facilitate estimation of biomass and appraisal of fuels. Provides instructions for conducting fieldwork and calculating estimates of downed woody material, forest floor litter and duff, herbaceous vegetation, shrubs, and small conifers. Procedures produce the most accurate estimates in the Interior West; however, techniques for herbs, litter, and downed woody material are applicable anywhere. Includes computer program and card punching instructions for processing inventory data.

Keywords

sampling, forest floor estimation, shrub estimation, grass and forb estimation, forest fuel estimation

Citation

Brown, James K.; Oberheu, Rick D.; Johnston, Cameron M. 1982. Handbook for inventorying surface fuels and biomass in the Interior West. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-129. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experimental Station. 48 p.