Southern Research Station

Title: Comparison of standing volume estimates using optical dendrometers

Author: Clark, Neil A.; Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Clark, Alexander, III; Reams, Gregory A.

Date: 2001

Source: Proceedings of the second annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; 2000 October 17-18; Salt Lake City, UT. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-47. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 123-128

Description: This study compared height and diameter measurements and volume estimates on 20 hardwood and 20 softwood stems using traditional optical dendrometers, an experimental camera instrument, and mechanical calipers. Multiple comparison tests showed significant differences among the means for lower stem diameters when the camera was used. There were no significant differences among the methods for volume or height.

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Clark, Neil A.; Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Clark, Alexander, III; Reams, Gregory A.  2001.  Comparison of standing volume estimates using optical dendrometers.   Proceedings of the second annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; 2000 October 17-18; Salt Lake City, UT. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-47. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 123-128