TRANSECT RELASCOPE SAMPLING - A METHOD FOR THE QUANTIFICATION OF COARSE WOODY DEBRIS

Authors
STAHL G
Citation
G. Stahl, TRANSECT RELASCOPE SAMPLING - A METHOD FOR THE QUANTIFICATION OF COARSE WOODY DEBRIS, Forest science, 44(1), 1998, pp. 58-63
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Forestry
Journal title
Forest science → ACNP
ISSN journal
0015749X
Volume
44
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
58 - 63
Database
ISI
SICI code
0015-749X(1998)44:1<58:TRS-AM>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
A method for the quantification of coarse woody debris in terms of the total length of downed material is presented. The method combines rel ascope and line intersect sampling theory. Estimation is based on a co unt of downed logs using a relascope instrument along survey lines. In cost-efficiency comparisons with line intersect and circular plot sam pling, the proposed method was found to be a competitive alternative.