NED-2 reference guide

Mark Twery; Peter Knopp; Scott Thomasma; Donald E. Nute

doi:10.2737/NRS-GTR-86

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NED-2 reference guide

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Authors:

Mark Twery, Peter Knopp, Scott Thomasma, Donald E. Nute

Year:

2012

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-GTR-86

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-86. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 728 p.

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Abstract

This is the reference guide for NED-2, which is the latest version of NED, a forest ecosystem management decision support system. This software is part of a family of software products intended to help resource managers develop goals, assess current and future conditions, and produce sustainable management plans for forest properties. Designed for stand-alone Windows-based personal computers, NED-2 integrates a variety of forest management tools into a single environment. These tools include databases, growth and yield models, wildlife models, geographic information systems (GIS), visualization tools, and others. The software is distributed with an online help system and a user's guide https://www.nrs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/39537/. This reference guide provides more detailed explanations of the models, equations, and rules that underlie the software. NED-2 software can be downloaded from https://www.nrs.fs.usda.gov/tools/ned/products/ned2/.

Keywords

decision support, forest management, software, silviculture, multiple benefits, eastern North America

Citation

Twery, Mark J.; Knopp, Peter D.; Thomasma, Scott A.; Nute, Donald E. 2012. NED-2 reference guide. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-86. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 728 p.