Course Description
Direct measurement and indirect estimation of primary and secondary forest products. Measures of stand productivity, density, and growth.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Additional readings.
Athena Title
Forest Mensuration
Undergraduate Prerequisite
(FANR 3000 and FANR 3000L) or (FORS 4050/6050 and FORS 4050L/6050L)
Graduate Prerequisite
(FANR 3000 and FANR 3000L) or (FORS 4050/6050 and FORS 4050L/6050L)
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Course objectives: •Learn the foundations of measuring trees, quantifying timber products, and estimating yields. •Learn to apply concepts from solid geometry in determining product and tree volumes. •Learn to use volume, taper and weight equations to estimate tree and stand volumes. •Learn concepts and quantitative approaches to evaluate site productivity and stand density. •Learn to conduct a “timber cruise” (sample) to meet the informational objectives. •Gain practical field experience in conducting timber cruises. •Learn the concepts and techniques necessary to predict timber growth. •Gain experience in using published models and software to project timber growth and yield.
Topical Outline
Course Outline Weeks Topics and readings 1 Review of statistical methods, especially regression On your own, read chapters 1, 2 and 4 as a review of FORS 3000 and FORS 3610. 2-3 Cubic, stacked, board-foot measures, log rules, weight scaling, specialty products. Chapter 5, 6 4 Measuring standing trees Chapter 7 5 Models for tree stem volume, weight, taper Chapter 8 - EXAM 7-8 Sampling and Inventory Chapters 3, 9, 10, 11 9 Site index Chapter 15 10 Stocking and stand density Chapter 15 EXAM 11 Growth projection Chapter 16 12 Growth and yield models Chapter 17 13-14 Growth and yield predictions with SIMS 15 Review
Syllabus