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Examination of imputation methods to estimate status and change of forest attributes from paneled inventory data

Creator:

Eskelson, Bianca N. I.

Abstract:

The Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program conducts an annual inventory throughout the United States. In the western United States, 10% of all plots (one panel) are measured annually, and a moving average is used for estimating current condition and change of forest attributes while alternative methods are sought in...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

inventory in which the FIA and Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) plots are merged (Brand et al. 2000