Bertram Husch, PhD, is Forestry Consultant at INFORA Estudios Ltda. in Santiago, Chile, and former professor of
forestry at the University of New Hampshire. Thomas W. Beers, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Forestry
and Natural Resources at Purdue University. John A Kershaw, JR., PhD, is Professor of Forest Mensuration in the
Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management at the University of New Brunswick in Canada.
Beers, Thomas W. : Purdue University
Bertram Husch, PhD, is Forestry Consultant at INFORA Estudios Ltda. in Santiago, Chile, and former professor of
forestry at the University of New Hampshire. Thomas W. Beers, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Forestry
and Natural Resources at Purdue University.John A Kershaw, JR., PhD, is Professor of Forest Mensuration in the
Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management at the University of New Brunswick in Canada.
Kershaw, John A. : University of New Brunswick
Bertram Husch, PhD, is Forestry Consultant at INFORA Estudios Ltda. in Santiago, Chile, and former professor
of forestry at the University of New Hampshire. Thomas W. Beers, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of
Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University.John A Kershaw, JR., PhD, is Professor of Forest Mensuration
in the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management at the University of New Brunswick in Canada.
Summary
The new, revised edition of the standard volume on forest measurement
The updated edition of this long-standing classic, Forest Mensuration, Fourth Edition, provides new, complete coverage
of current measurement practices and technological applications that expand the role of forest mensuration to include
monitoring forest resources. This integrated approach takes into account all the resources of a forest, including
such nontimber vegetation parameters as regeneration, lesser vegetation, woody detritus, and carbon.
Providing solid working knowledge of all concepts and methods, along with guidance for further study, featured
material includes:
Applications of personal computers, global positioning, and GIS
Key concepts of tree-stand parameters and principles of measurement
Fundamental concepts of sampling methods
English and metric units
Forest Mensuration, Fourth Edition, is a valuable resource for students in forestry and forestry-related studies.
Table of Contents
Preface.
1 Introduction.
1-1. Role of Forest Mensuration in Forest Management.
1-2. Forest Mensuration as a Tool for Monitoring Forests.
2 Principles of Measurement.
2-1. Scales of Measurement.
2-2. Units of Measurement.
2-3. Systems of Measurement.
2-4. Variables.
2-5. Precision, Accuracy, and Bias.
2-6. Signi.cant Digits and Rounding O.
2-7. Data Summary and Presentation.
2-8. Fundamental Measurements.
3 Basic Statistical Concepts.
3-1. Descriptive Statistics.
3-2. Frequency Distributions.
3-3. Measures of Central Tendency.
3-4. Measures of Dispersion.
3-5. Sampling Error.
3-6. Sample Size Determination.
3-7. Estimation of Totals.
3-8. Regression and Correlation.
3-9. Hypothesis Testing.
4 Land Area Determination.
4-1. Land Distance and Area Units.
4-2. Measuring Distances.
4-3. Measuring Area in the Field.
4-4. Measuring Area Using Maps and Photos.
4-5. Determination of Photo Scale.
4-6. Determination of Direction Using a Compass.
4-7. U.S. Public Land Surveys.
4-8. Global Positioning Systems.
4-9. Geographic Information Systems.
5 Individual Tree Parameters.
5-1. Age.
5-2. Tree Diameters and Areas.
5-3. Height.
5-4. Form.
5-5. Crown Parameters.
6 Determination of Tree Volume.
6-1. Determination of Cubic Volume.
6-2. Volume Tables.
6-3. Construction of Volume Tables.
6-4. Volume Distribution in Trees.
7 Determination of Tree Weight.
7-1. Factors In.uencing Wood Weight Estimates.
7-2. Tree Weight Relationships.
8 Stand Parameters.
8-1. Age.
8-2. Species Composition.
8-3. Diameter.
8-4. Height.
8-5. Density and Stocking.
8-6. Volume and Weight.
8-7. Site Quality.
9 Measurement of Primary Forest Products.
9-1. Units of Measurement.
9-2. Log Rules.
9-3. Board-Foot Log Rules.
9-4. Cubic-Volume Log Rules.
9-5. Log Scaling.
9-6. Scaling Stacked Volume.
9-7. Volume Unit Conversion.
9-8. Scaling by Weight.
13-1. Basic Considerations.
13-2. Simple Random Sampling.
13-3. Ratio and Regression Sampling.
13-4. Cluster Sampling.
13-5. Strati.ed Random Sampling.
13-6. Multistage Sampling.
13-7. Double Sampling.
13-8. Nonrandom Sampling.
13-9. Repeated Sampling in Forest Inventory.
14 Inventory Using Sampling with Varying Probability.
14-1. Horizontal Point Sampling.
14-2. List Sampling.
14-3. 3P Sampling.
15 Growth of the Tree.
15-1. Growth Curves.
15-2. Height and Diameter Growth.
15-3. Determination of Diameter Growth from Increment Cores.
15-4. Stem Analysis.
15-5. Areal and Volume Growth.
15-6. E.ects of Environmental Factors on Growth.
15-7. Growth Percentage.
16 Stand Growth and Yield.
16-1. Elements of Stand Growth.
16-2. Growth and Yield Models.
16-3. Using Stand Growth and Yield Models.
16-4. Assessing Stand Growth and Yield in Forest Inventories.