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Heath, Linda S. 2002.
Down dead wood in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont: Regional Characteristics (1993-1995).
P. 5-7 in Bennett, Karen P. (compiler). 2001 Proceedings from Workshop series on Forest Measurements for Natural Resource Professionals. Held Oct. 12, 2001. Fox State Forest, NH. University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension. 58 pp.
Abstract:.
The purpose of my presentation was to present estimates of down dead wood in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, to give an idea of the magnitude of down dead wood that may be found in these forests. I describe the methods of the study, discuss some things that should be considered before going into the field, along with a few observations about the results. This study was conducted by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Global Change Program in conjunction with the USDA, Forest Inventory & Analysis (FIA) survey of forests of the three States. Field data were collected in Maine during the years 1994-1996; New Hampshire and Vermont were surveyed during the years 1996-1998. FIA samples plots in all forest owner groups, including private landowners. See Griffith and Alerich (1996), Frieswyk and Widmann (2000a), and Frieswyk and Widmann (2000b) for statistics of other forest attributes measured in the surveys. The main purpose of the study was to obtain estimates of carbon in dead wood in forest; however, volume, number of pieces, and biomass can be calculated from the same data.
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