A national forest resources assessment for Costa Rica based on low intensity sampling

Kleinn, Christoph; Ramirez, Carla María Ordinola; Holmgren, Peter; Valverde, Sonia Lobo; Chavez, Guido

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2005.02.023

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“…They cover larger areas and their estimations have scientific validity for such regions. Over the years, many additional variables and target objects beyond the traditional forestry variables have been included in these inventories, and their sampling and plot design has proved to be extremely flexible in accommodating such features (Kleinn 2010).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This probably calls for combinations of designbased and model-based estimation approaches. It is expected that such approaches will improve the estimation of forest area, forest structure, forest utilizations, biodiversity, and, in particular, rare events (Kleinn 2010).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the tropics, probably the first large-area forest inventory was a teak inventory carried out by the German biologist Dietrich Brandis for the British Crown in the mid nineteenth century when establishing the forest service in India. At the turn of the twentieth century, statistical sampling was established as a scientifically founded methodology and, then, cluster plots on a systematic sample grid have more and more prevailed in NFIs (Kleinn 2010). Accurate surveys, mapping, and assessment of forest resources are essential steps for efficient forest management.…”

Section: National Forest Inventory and Assessmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Estimating indicators of ecosystem diversity, including forest vertical and horizontal structure, forest edge length and fragmentation status, estimating species diversity, or the abundance of particular habitat elements, can be readily done from large-area forest inventories (Kleinn et al 2005). Integration of more indicators is possible.…”

Section: National Forest Inventory and Assessmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Forest inventory, assessment, and monitoring, and long-term forest observational studies, with special reference to India

Tewari

2015

Forest Science and Technology

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National forest assessments are attracting increasing attention owing to their role in providing information related to manifold forest functions. Large-area information is in high demand, both for the forest in its role as ecosystem and in its role as resource and service provider. Of particular current interest are forest assessment systems at national level by countries that wish to engage in the REDDC initiative. Large-area forest monitoring has never had a prominent place on the curricula of forestry faculties in India or many other tropical countries. As a consequence, in many tropical countries, there is only very limited technical capacity for large-area forest monitoring. The discipline of "forest inventory" has developed a versatile toolbox of techniques and methods useful for national level assessments, and remote sensing technology has, over the last few decades, added some exciting options to this toolbox. This article analyzes the process of national forest monitoring and identifies key areas where national capacity may be developed. A brief description of forest assessment in India, long-term observational studies, and synergy with the national forestry inventory is also presented.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: National Forest Inventory and Assessmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: National Forest Inventory and Assessmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Forest inventory, assessment, and monitoring, and long-term forest observational studies, with special reference to India

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“…In addition, studies have further indicated the potential importance of TOF resources to national wood supplies world-wide (FAO 1998;Kleinn et al 2005;MacFarlane 2009;Riemann 2003). An important development in monitoring TOF was the National Forest Monitoring and Assessment program (NFMA) of FAO, which assisted developing countries in implementing national tree resource inventories upon request.…”

Section: Wood Resources Outside Of the Forestmentioning

confidence: 99%