Influence of transect length and downed woody debris abundance on precision of the line-intersect sampling method

• Published in: Forest Ecosystems Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Fraver, Shawn, Ducey, Mark J., Woodall, Christopher W., D’Amato, Anthony W., Milo, Amy M., Palik, Brian J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 05.12.2018; Springer; Elsevier Limited; KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Coarse woody debris; Coefficient of variation; Computer simulation; Copula model; Data processing; Dead wood; Debris; Ecological monitoring; Ecological research; Ecological studies; Ecology; Ecosystems; Estimates; Evaluation; Forest carbon; Forest ecology; Forest structure; Forestry; Forests; Fuel loads; Life Sciences; Methods; Sampling; Sampling (Statistics); Spatial distribution; Forest structure; Coarse woody debris; Copula model; Forest carbon; Dead wood; Fuel loads

Background Accurate downed woody debris (DWD) volume or mass estimates are needed for numerous applications such as fuel loading, forest carbon, and biodiversity/habitat assessments. The line-intersect sampling (LIS) method of inventorying DWD is widely used in forest inventories and ecological stud...