Sampling error in timber surveys

Austin Hasel

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Sampling error in timber surveys

Formally Refereed

Authors:

Austin Hasel

Year:

1938

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Journal of Agricultural Research 57(10): 713-736

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Abstract

Various sampling strategies are evaluated for efficiency in an interior ponderosa pine forest. In a 5760 acre tract, efficiency was gained by stratifying into quarter acre blocks and sampling randomly from within. A systematic cruise was found to be superior for volume estimation.

Citation

Hasel, Austin A. 1938. Sampling error in timber surveys. Journal of Agricultural Research 57(10): 713-736