A comparison of FVS/Suppose computed volume with USDA Forest Service cruise volume on the Monongahela National Forest

Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy

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A comparison of FVS/Suppose computed volume with USDA Forest Service cruise volume on the Monongahela National Forest

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy

Year:

1999

Type:

Proceedings - Paper

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

In: Stringer, Jeffrey W.; Loftis, David L., eds. 1999. Proceedings, 12th central hardwood forest conference; 1999 February 28-March 1-2; Lexington, KY. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-24. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station.

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Abstract

Summarized plot data from Forest Service stand inventory for four separate stands was entered in FVS/Suppose. The tree data, collected in 1984 and 1989, was grown to the common year 1997 in FVS using NE-Twigs. Either a clearcut or two-age harvest was applied to each stand depending on the prescription given in the environmental assessment. The resulting removal volume in board feet by species was compared to volumes calculated by the National Cruise program from a standard timber sale cruise conducted by district personnel.

Parent Publication

12th Central Hardwood Forest Conference

Citation

Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa. 1999. A comparison of FVS/Suppose computed volume with USDA Forest Service cruise volume on the Monongahela National Forest. In: Stringer, Jeffrey W.; Loftis, David L., eds. 1999. Proceedings, 12th central hardwood forest conference; 1999 February 28-March 1-2; Lexington, KY. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-24. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 293 p