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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.

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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...

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Dissertation

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’ Current Vegetation Survey (CVS) of the US Forest Service. The plots were installed between 1993 and 1997
Response of needle-litter decomposition and soil nitrogen mineralization to logging-debris manipulation and competing vegetation control in western Oregon and Washington

Creator:

Meehan, Nathan Andrew

Abstract:

Growing societal demand for forest products is pressuring managers to increase productivity from a finite land area, and it is expected that increased supply will come mostly from expansion of intensively managed stands. The USDA Forest Service and numerous collaborators created the Long-Term Soil Productivity (LTSP) network of research sites...

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Masters Thesis

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Forest Engineering presented on March 17, 2006. Title: Response of Needle-Litter Decomposition and Soil