PDF Version The Evolution of Forest Inventory James D Arney1,2* and Mark V Corrao1,2 1Forest Biometrics Research Institute, Portland, Oregon, USA 2Northwest Management Inc., Moscow, Idaho, USA The evolution of forest inventory is the topic of a recently published article by FBRI and Northwest Management in the Japan Journal of …
The Evolution of Forest Inventory (A Comparison of Satellite, Lidar, and Traditional Forest Inventory Methods) James D. Arney, PhD and Mark V. Corrao, PhD[1] For nearly two centuries’ foresters have worked within the constraints of data and time to build representative ‘inventories’ that describe the spatial and structural variations of …
PDF Version By James D. Arney, PhD – Forest Biometrics Research Institute Fallacy – A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument or reasoning. Group Selection – The Dictionary of Forestry published by the Society of American Foresters (SAF) provides the following definition: Trees are removed and new age …
CONSIDER A LARGE WORKING FOREST OWNERSHIP (0.5 – 1.5 MILLION ACRES). TRADITIONAL INVENTORY APPROACH (1970 – 1995) – “PHOTOTYPE & CRUISE”.
Forest planners should be aware of a basic misunderstanding for classifying forest productivity.
A remarkable study design for unraveling the relationship between tree size and density: An easy-to-install design with a small footprint for any type/size of forest ownership.
As a working forester, researcher and educator for over fifty years, there are a number of trends which are occurring in plain sight, but appear to be hidden from view.
This note touches upon the measurement of tree taper and the modeling of tree taper. Methods incorporated into FBRI’s Forest Projection and Planning System (FPS) are compared to approaches used in other growth models.
There are an increasing number of operational field cruises being designed where the precision of measurements has been specified at levels either not necessary or not efficient.
If you manage forest stands with mixed species, mixed structure and/or irregular densities (spatial patterns), then you care what kind of growth model is applied and how it was calibrated. If your harvesting regimes have shifted away from even-aged clearcut harvests, then your forest structure is taking on the characteristics identified in the first sentence of this paragraph.
