Sampling Protocol, Estimation, and Analysis Procedures for the Down Woody Materials Indicator of the FIA Program : Software and User's Guide

Newtown Square

2008

68 S.

62 Lit. Ang.

Bandaufführung

15667

146495

The USDA Forest Service's Forest Inventory and Analysis program conducts an inventory of forests of the United States including down woody materials (DWM). In this report we provide the rationale and context for a national inventory of DWM, describe the components sampled, discuss the sampling protocol used and corresponding estimation procedures, and provide guidance on managing and processing DWM data and incorporating that information into inventory analysis and research projects.