This module provides some information about Forest Inventory and Tree and Stand variables. The objective is to help students that do not have a Forestry background to understand the terms and forest inventory methodologies that are used in the Forest Models course.
It is not a complete explanation about Forest Inventory. To get more complete information, please go to the website www.inventarioflorestal.eu (in Portuguese) or consult some Forest Inventory textbook, such as:
Avery, T. E. e Burkhart, H. E., 1994. Forest Measurements, 4ª ed. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York.
Philip, M. S., 1994. Measuring Trees and Forests, 2ª ed. CAB International.
Class materials
Powerpoints:
0 Tree and stand variables
0 Tree and stand variables - biomass
Texts: