A Circular-Impact Sampler for Forest Litter

Stephen S. Sackett

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A Circular-Impact Sampler for Forest Litter

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Stephen S. Sackett

Year:

1971

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Res. Note SE-169. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 6 p.

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Abstract

Sampling the forest floor to determine litter weight is a tedious, time-consuming job. A new device has been designed and tested at the Southern Forest Fire Laboratory that eliminates many of the past sampling problems. The sampler has been fabricated in two sizes (6- and 12-inch diameters), and these are comparable in accuracy and sampling intensity. This Note describes the characteristics, use, and construction dimensions of the new sampler.

Citation

Sackett, Stephen S. 1971. A Circular-Impact Sampler for Forest Litter. Res. Note SE-169. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 6 p.