This course provides detail into how modern forest
assessments are conducted, including how we map and monitoring a
range of forest products and processes. The course is in two parts.
In the first part a series of lecture (twice a week) describes the
concepts and methods of forest monitoring. The second half of the course (after Spring break) involves a series of
lectures with integrated labs that go over forest inventory and
disturbance examples. The group project will
be to develop monitoring plans for use by the UI experiment Forest.
The major objectives for students to achieve by
the end of this course are:
- Understand forest sampling methods and know
when they are appropriate and their limitations
- Understand how to analyze forest monitoring
data in order to make informed recommendations
- Understand the potential and limitations of
Lidar
- Understand and be able to evaluate methods to
map and monitor forest disturbance
- Develop and present forest monitoring plans
