Tropical forest census plots : methods and results from Barro Colorado Island, Panama, and a comparison with other plots /
This book provides a detailed account of the methods used to establish the Barro Colorado Island plot - with records on 325,000 individual trees the largest original forest census in the world. It also reviews methodologies used at 11 other large plots that are part of the Center for Tropical Forest...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Springer,
[1998]
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| Series: | Environmental intelligence unit.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Goals of long-term forest research
- Justification for large plots
- Description of the BCI plot and other large plots
- Overview of methodology
- Summary of results to date
- Methods for large-scale research plots
- Introduction and overview
- Field methods
- Data entry methods
- Database methods
- Analytical methods
- Costs for establishing the large plot
- Field labor
- Data entry and professional personnel
- Equipment and computer costs
- A schedule for finishing a large plot
- Field maps
- Topography and habitats
- Canopy gaps
- Diversity
- Mortality patterns
- Species maps.