[Forest-list] 2013-02-17 NRMI: This Issue: Reliability of Forest Inventories and Remote Sensing (Part 1) and Some Other Good Things

[H. Gyde Lund]

*2013-02-17**NRMI: NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST*

This Issue:*/Reliability of Forest Inventories and Remote Sensing (Part 
1)/***and Some Other Good Things

*BUT FIRST WON'T YOU PLEASE HELP? /Conversion factor from green/fresh to 
dry weight. /*Shiva Shankar Pandey writes,/"I am wondering to find 
conversion factors to estimate dry biomass from the fresh Biomass of the 
trees ( less than 5 cm Diameter at breast height). if you have idea and 
information about research reports, articles, thesis related to some 
regression models or conversion factors applicable to the mixed species 
forest stand of Nepal, please kindly inform me." /If you can assist, 
please contact Shiva at shivaspandey at yahoo.com 
<mailto:shivaspandey at yahoo.com>.

*OTHER CONVERSION FACTORS - *Another list member asked, /"Does anyone 
have an easy method they could share with the list for converting meters 
squared per hectare to square feet per acre?"/ Here is what I found on 
the web: */1 square meter per hectare = 4.356 square feet per acre and 1 
square foot per acre = 0.2296 square meters per hectare. 
<http://oak.snr.missouri.edu/nr3110/topics/bafvalues.html.>1 cubic meter 
per hectare = 14.291 cubic feet per acreand 1 cubic foot per acre = 
0.06997 cubic meters per hectare. 
<http://books.google.com/books?id=p0v3m8Pau-kC&pg=PA219&lpg=PA219&dq=cubic+meters+per+ha+%3D+cubic+feet+per+acre&source=bl&ots=LFJHtjDE1s&sig=N5ExcUwJW8znjdCOawzar-OU2Q8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lTMeUbPFEqPV0gGy-YGwDA&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=cubic%20meters%20per%20ha%20%3D%20cubic%20feet%20per%20acre&f=false>/*

*RELIABILITY OF FOREST INVENTORIES AND REMOTE SENSING. -- *Recently I 
was doing some searching for publications on the reliability of forest 
inventories and remote sensing. Here are some of the sites that I found. 
If you know of others, please send me the information and I will post in 
the next NRMI. Thanks, Gyde (gyde at comcast.net).

ADB. 2011. *Multi-Resource Forest Inventory for Preparation of a Land 
Allocation Plan* 
<http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Project-and-Operations/Congo%20-%20APRVD%20Forestry%20Project%20%282%29.pdf>. 
Republic of Congo. 47 p.

Andersson, Krister. 2009. *National forest carbon inventories: policy 
needs and assessment capacity* 
<http://classwebs.spea.indiana.edu/kenricha/Research/Published%20version%20-%20Andersson-Evans-Richards.pdf>. 
Climatic Change 93:69--101.

ASPRS. 2009. *Guidelines for Procurement of Professional Aerial Imagery, 
Photogrammetry, Lidar and Related Remote Sensor-based Geospatial Mapping 
Services* 
<http://www.asprs.org/a/society/committees/standards/Procurement_Guidelines_w_accompanying_material.pdf>*.*Photogrammetric 
Engineering & Remote Sensing. December.: 1346-1365.

Avitabile, Valerio et al. 2011.*Mapping biomass with remote sensing: a 
comparison of methods for the case study of Uganda.* 
<http://www.cbmjournal.com/content/pdf/1750-0680-6-7.pdf> Carbon Balance 
and Management 6:7. 14 p.

Beard, Kate. 1998. *Detecting and Evaluating Errors by Graphical 
Methods.* <http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/giscc/units/u099/u099_f.html>NCGIA 
Core Curriculum in GIScience.

Cedamon, Edwin D., et al.2007? *Evaluation of the reliability of a 
village-based inventory of smallholder tree farms on Leyte Island, the 
Philippines* 
<http://espace.uq.edu.au/eserv/UQ:108330/n09_Edwin_FINAL.pdf>*.*10 p.

Cedamon, Edwin et al. 2010? *Reliability of the barangay-based 
smallholder tree farm inventory: research and policy implications* 
<http://espace.uq.edu.au/eserv/UQ:187104/Edwinfinal05.pdf>. 10 p.

Congalton, Russell G. 1991. *A Review of Assessing the Accuracy of 
Classifications of Remotely Sensed Data.* 
<ftp://www.iscc.org/people/vanaardt/EA_of_RS/Projects/CASI_Project__Hyperspectral_Species/Congalton_accuracy.pdf>**Remote 
Sens. Environ. 37:35-46.

Congalton, Russell G.; Green, Kass. 1998. *Assessing the Accuracy of 
Remotely Sensed Data Principles and Practices* 
<http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/book/10.1201/9781420048568>. CRC Press

Corves, C.; Place, C.J. 1994. *Mapping the reliability of 
satellite-derived landcover maps-an example for the Central Brazilian 
Amazon Basin.* 
<http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01431169408954161#preview>**Int. 
J. Remote Sensing 15(6):1283-1294. First page preview.

Cunia, T. 1995. *Some Theory on Reliability of Volume Estimates in a 
Forest Inventory Sample.* 
<http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/saf/fs/1965/00000011/00000001/art00020>Forest 
Science 11(1): 115-128. Abstract.

Dean, A.M.; Smith, G.M. 2003. *An evaluation of per-parcel land cover 
mapping using maximum likelihood class probabilities.* 
<ftp://ftpdplasp.water.ca.gov/outgoing/RGautam/Literature/Crop%20Classification/An%20evaluation%20of%20per%20parcel%20land%20cover%20mapping.pdf>Int. 
J. Remote Sensing 24(14): 2905-2920.

Ducey, M.J. et al. 2010? *Creating Compatible Maps from Remotely Sensed 
and Forest Inventory Data Using Radial Basis Functions* 
<http://skog.for.msu.edu/meeting/proc2/Ducey_Zheng_Heath.pdf>. 5 p.

*Forest Inventory - Geographic Information Systems.* 
<http://novascotia.ca/natr/forestry/gis/forest-inventory.asp>Nova Scotia.

Fuller, R. M. et al. 2003. *The characterisation and measurement of land 
cover change through remote sensing: problems in operational 
applications?*<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303243403000047>International 
Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 4(3): 243 - 253. 
Abstract

*SOME OTHER PUBLICATIONS/URLS OF INTEREST*

*Forest Inventory Systems* 
<http://www.irmforestry.com/services_forest_inventory_systems.php>**Advertisement

Mackey, B., et al. 2012. *Ecosystem greenspots: identifying potential 
drought, fire, and climate-change micro-refuges 
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23092021>*. Ecol. Appl. 
22(6):1852-1864. Abstract.

Marshall, A.R., et al. 2012. *Measuring and modelling above-ground 
carbon and tree allometry along a tropical elevation gradient. 
<http://192.38.112.111/pdf-reprints/Marshall_BC_2012.pdf>* Biol. 
Conserv. 154:20-33.

Mason, N.W.H., et al. 2012. *Will use of non-biodiversity objectives to 
select areas for ecological restoration always compromise biodiversity 
gains? 
<http://www.researchgate.net/publication/229429989_Will_use_of_non-biodiversity_objectives_to_select_areas_for_ecological_restoration_always_compromise_biodiversity_gains/file/79e41500c736140de1.pdf>* 
Biol. Conserv. 155:157-168

Mateus,. M.; Neves, R. eds. 2013. *Ocean modelling for coastal 
management - Case studies with MOHID 
<http://www.mohid.com/books/2013OceanModellingMOHID.pdf>*. IST Press; 
 From Artur Gil, Applied GIS RS List.

Matthews, Richard. 2013. 2012 *Review of Forests and Trees 
<http://www.thegreenmarketoracle.com/2013/01/2012-review-of-forests-and-trees.html#more>*. 
The Green Market Oracle. From Barry Carter, Appeal List

Mishra, Alok K. N 2013.*Study to assess impact of mining on forests 
<http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-26/ranchi/36563493_1_projects-in-forest-areas-state-wildlife-board-survey>*. 
The times of India.

Moore, J.L.; Runge, M.C. 2012. *Combining structured decision making and 
value-of-information analyses to identify robust management strategies. 
<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2012.01907.x/abstract>* 
Conserv. Biol. 26(5):810-820. Abstract.

Neves, R. et al. eds. 2008. *Integrated Coastal Zone Management in South 
America.* 
<http://www.mohid.com/PublicData/Products/BookPapers/2008_CoastalZoneManagementFinal.pdf> 
IST Press; 620 p. From Artur Gil, Applied GIS RS List.

Norris, R.H., et al. 2012. *Analyzing cause and effect in environmental 
assessments: using weighted evidence from the literature 
<http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1899/11-027.1>*. Freshwater Sci. 
31(1):5-21.

Noss, A.J., et al. 2012. *Comparison of density estimation methods for 
mammal populations with camera traps in the Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco 
landscape. 
<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00545.x/abstract>* 
Anim. Conserv. 15(5):527-535. Abstract.

Papanastasis, V.P. 2009. *Restoration of degraded grazing lands through 
grazing management: Can it work? 
<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1526-100X.2009.00567.x/abstract> 
*Restoration Ecology 17 (4): 441-445. Abstract.

Parks. 2008. *Principles and Guidelines for Ecological Restoration in 
Canada's Protected Natural Areas. 
<file:///C:%5CUsers%5Chglund%5CDesktop%5CDocuments%5CNRM%5CPrinciples%20and%20Guidelines%20for%20Ecological%20Restoration%20in%20Canada%27s%20Protected%20Natural%20Areas>* 
Canadian Parks Council. 108 p.

Reeves, M.C., Mitchell, J.E. 2011. *Extent of coterminous US rangelands: 
Quantifying implications of differing agency perspectives. 
<http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_other/rmrs_2011_reeves_m001.pdf>* 
Rangeland Ecology and Management 64 (6): 585-597

Ritten, J.P., et al. 2010. *Optimal rangeland stocking decisions under 
stochastic and climate-impacted 
weather.<http://ajae.oxfordjournals.org/content/92/4/1242.short>*American Journal 
of Agricultural Economics 92 (4): 1242-1255. Abstract.

Rittenhouse, C.D., et al. 2012. *Land-cover change and avian diversity 
in the conterminous United States 
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22731630>*. Conserv. Biol. 
26(5):821-829. Abstract.

*KEEPING UP-TO-DATE -- PRODUCTS, NEWSLETTERS, EMAIL LISTS, JOURNALS.*See 
also 
http://botany.si.edu/puhttps://www.createspace.com/3489254bs/bcn/links.cfm 
<http://botany.si.edu/puhttps:/www.createspace.com/3489254bs/bcn/links.cfm>, 
http://scholar.google.com/, and**Directory of Open Access Journals. 
http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=findJournals. 
<http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=findJournals.%5C>

*WORKING SMARTER - WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS, EVENTS, ETC*. -- See also: 
http://www.gfis.net, http://www.iufro.org/events/calendar/ and 
http://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/.

*SummerSchool AniMove 2013 -- /(remote sensing, species distribution and 
animal movement within conservation)./ *This Summer School provides you 
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animal movement within conservation. It includes hand-on exercises 
ranging from land cover and species distribution analysis to modeling of 
animal movement. This applied Summer School focuses on addressing 
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software will be used to allow participants to apply them after the 
Summer School as well. Programs learnt will be: R (raster, sp, dismo, 
rgdal etc.), GRASS (with add-ons like r.pi), QGIS. For more information 
see http://remote-sensing-biodiversity.org/animove2013. From Artur Gil, 
Applied GIS RS List.

*MOVING AHEAD -- OPPORTUNITIES*-- See also: Scholarships-Positions 
<http://scholarship-positions.com/>, Forestry, Arboriculture, 
Agriculture, Agronomy & Natural Resource Management Jobs at 
http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/forest.htm, Riley Guide to Agriculture, 
Forestry, & Farming Jobs http://www.rileyguide.com/agric.html, Finding 
Your Dream Job in Natural Resources http://www.cyber-sierra.com/nrjobs/, 
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/index.html The Job Seekers Guide for 
International and Environmental Careers 
_http://timresch.net/ejobs/index.htm _and Scholarship Listing 
_http://www.scholarshiplisting.com/_.

*Call for Papers: Special Issue of the ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry 
and Remote Sensing *-- */"Global Land Cover Mapping and Monitoring: 
Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities"/* -- see 
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/isprs-journal-of-photogrammetry-and-remote-sensing/call-for-papers/theme-issue-global-land-cover-mapping-monitoring/ 
 From Artur Gil, Applied GIS RS List.

*Post-doctoral position: Biodiversity observation systems and supporting 
computational tools. *A 30-month post-doctoral fellowship is open at 
CIBIO (http://cibio.up.pt), University of Porto, Portugal, for the 
Biodiversity and Conservation group to develop applied ecological 
research focused on biodiversity observation systems and supporting 
computational tools. The successful candidate should hold a Ph.D. degree 
in biological, environmental, mathematical or computer sciences, and 
have a relevant scientific CV demonstrating experience in scientific 
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diversity and experience in biodiversity surveys will be additional 
selection factors. The fellowship holder will collaborate actively in 
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social-ecological change scenarios, on the development of modelling and 
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tools for data management, and on the development of quality control 
routines. The grant holder will participate actively in several research 
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in international high-impact journals. The candidate should be a good 
communicator and speak and write fluent English. The ranking of 
candidates will result from a global appreciation of the Curriculum 
vitae, possibly followed by a job interview. The grant will correspond 
to 1450 EUR per month (12 months). Applications including a detailed CV, 
a statement of research interests and motivation, as well as the emails 
of at least three referees will start immediately and be accepted until 
February 21th, 2013. However, the committee will begin reviewing 
applications immediately and continue until the position is filled. The 
position is expected to start in March 1st, 2013. Informal inquiries and 
applications should be addressed to:Dra. Sara Ferreira, Gestora de 
Ciência e Tecnologia, CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e 
Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 
4485-661 Vairão Portugal, Telef: +351.252660411 Fax: +351.252661780, 
Email: cibio.up at cibio.up.pt <mailto:cibio.up at cibio.up.pt>. From Artur 
Gil, Applied GIS RS List.

*NEXT ISSUE -- /Reliability of Forest Inventories and Remote Sensing 
(Part 2)./*

*Pay It Forward/-- Cheers, Gyde/*

-- 
H. Gyde Lund
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