Forest Measurements. - Softcover

Thomas Eugene Avery

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071130055 ISBN 13: 9780071130059

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2001

Synopsis

This text is intended for introductory courses in forest measurements. Emphasis is on the measurement of timber, with detailed coverage on measuring products cut from tree boles, measuring attributes of standing trees, inventorying volumes of forest stands, and predicting growth of individual trees and stands of trees. Background information on statistical methods, sampling designs, land measurements, and use of aerial photographs is also provided. An introduction to assessing range, wildlife, water, and recreation resources associated with forested lands comprises the last chapter. The measurement principles and techniques discussed apply to any inventory that includes assessment of the tree overstory, regardless of whether the inventory is conducted for timber, range, wildlife, watershed, recreation, or other management objectives.

About this title

Review:

"The de facto standard covering forest mensuration for decades now, made more affordable by Waveland Press." --Darryl Cremeans, University of Kentucky

"The fact that this is the Fifth Edition is eloquent testimony to the enduring usefulness and timeliness of Avery & Burkhart. It should be on every forester's bookshelf." --Timothy G. Gregoire, Yale University

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0071130055
• ISBN 13: 9780071130059
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 456