Michigan's Forests, 2004: Statistics and Quality Assurance (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781507565087)

FIA conducts inventories in three phases. Phase 1 uses remotely sensed data to obtain initial plot landcover observations and to stratify land area in the population of interest to increase the precision of estimates. In Phase 2, field crews visit the physical locations of permanent field plots to measure traditional inventory variables such as tree species, diameter, and height. In Phase 3, field crews visit a subset of Phase 2 plots to obtain measurements for an additional suite of variables associated with forest and ecosystem health. The three phases of the enhanced FIA program as implemented in this inventory are discussed in greater detail in the sections that follow.

Author: Scott a. Pugh
ISBN-10: 1507565089
ISBN-13: 9781507565087
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/14/2015
Pages: 116
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.24d