Forest Measurements Exam 3 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the reason for forest inventory? - CORRECT ANSWER - Acquire info to support
management , economic, or policy decisions.
What are some approaches to measure forest inventory? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Complete (100%) enumeration
-all trees in stand measured
-Limited to small areas or stands
with very heigh value trees
Samping approach (Timber Cruising)
-Measurements done at sample points in the stand
-For large area inventories
What are the classes of Timber surveys? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Land acquisition
-Logging or timber sales
-Management plan or continuous forest inventory
-special surveys
What is the main goal in Land acquisition or timber sales measurements? - CORRECT
ANSWER - To determine the volume and value of merchantable trees growing in operable
areas.
may include: soil quality, distance to mills, presence of non-merchantable stock.
What is the main goal of a management plan cruise? - CORRECT ANSWER - To collect
data for managment plans and long term planning
, may include: Timber growth, potential yield, allowable cuts.
What are some situations that would be classified as a Special Survey? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -health checks
-pest id
-disease id
-trouble spots
-legal issues
What is the (FIA)? - CORRECT ANSWER - Forest inventory and Analysis.
-its a periodic assessment of national forest and range lands (731 million acres).
-re-inventoried intervals of 8 to 15 years
Basically a continuous inventory system of permanent sample plots that provides resource data
from assessments by state and nationally for productivity and stuff
What are some considerations to keep in mind when thinking about making a sampling plot? -
CORRECT ANSWER - -sample size
-Plot size
-plot shape
-sampling design
How do we decide how many samples to take? - CORRECT ANSWER - Usually based off
a percentage (P) of the acerage.
What are the two main plot types? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fixed Area Plot (FAP)
-Plot with a known area and have
a variety of shapes
-Can be any shape including
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the reason for forest inventory? - CORRECT ANSWER - Acquire info to support
management , economic, or policy decisions.
What are some approaches to measure forest inventory? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Complete (100%) enumeration
-all trees in stand measured
-Limited to small areas or stands
with very heigh value trees
Samping approach (Timber Cruising)
-Measurements done at sample points in the stand
-For large area inventories
What are the classes of Timber surveys? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Land acquisition
-Logging or timber sales
-Management plan or continuous forest inventory
-special surveys
What is the main goal in Land acquisition or timber sales measurements? - CORRECT
ANSWER - To determine the volume and value of merchantable trees growing in operable
areas.
may include: soil quality, distance to mills, presence of non-merchantable stock.
What is the main goal of a management plan cruise? - CORRECT ANSWER - To collect
data for managment plans and long term planning
, may include: Timber growth, potential yield, allowable cuts.
What are some situations that would be classified as a Special Survey? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -health checks
-pest id
-disease id
-trouble spots
-legal issues
What is the (FIA)? - CORRECT ANSWER - Forest inventory and Analysis.
-its a periodic assessment of national forest and range lands (731 million acres).
-re-inventoried intervals of 8 to 15 years
Basically a continuous inventory system of permanent sample plots that provides resource data
from assessments by state and nationally for productivity and stuff
What are some considerations to keep in mind when thinking about making a sampling plot? -
CORRECT ANSWER - -sample size
-Plot size
-plot shape
-sampling design
How do we decide how many samples to take? - CORRECT ANSWER - Usually based off
a percentage (P) of the acerage.
What are the two main plot types? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fixed Area Plot (FAP)
-Plot with a known area and have
a variety of shapes
-Can be any shape including
