The transect relascope : an instrument for the quantification of coarse woody debris

Abstract

A method for the quantification of coarse woody debris in terms of the total length of down logs of various types is presented. The method combines relascope and line intersect sampling theory. Estimation is based on a count of logs using a relascope instrument along a survey line. In cost­ efficiency comparisons with line intersect and circular plot sampling, the proposed method showed promising results. Key words: Coarse woody debris, forest inventory, relascope, sampling.

Keywords

logs; wood; forest mensuration

Published in

Arbetsrapport / Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Institutionen för skoglig resurshushållning
1995, Publisher: Institutionen för skoglig resurshushållning, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

SLU Authors

• Ståhl, Göran

  • Department of Forest Resource Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/125942