[Forest-list] 2013-05-19 NRMI: This Issue: Delineating Forest Project Boundaries and Some Other Good Things

[H. Gyde Lund]

*2013-05-19**NRMI: NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST*

This Issue:***/Delineating Forest Project Boundaries/*and Some Other 
Good Things

*/HOME AGAIN!!/*

*DELINEATING FOREST BOUNDARIES - *Recently there was some correspondence 
on one of the lists regarding the delineation of forest and project 
boundaries. Here are some sites that may be of interest.

Aksenov, D.E. et al. 2006.***Mapping High Conservation Value Forests of 
Primorsky Kray, Russian Far East.* 
<http://www.globalforestwatch.org/english/russia/pdf/hcvf.pdf>**English 
Summary. 25 p*.*

AMEC. 2011.*Wetland Identification and Delineation - Parcel 14 at 
Pacific International Terminals, Inc. Property Whatcom County, 
Washington 
<http://www.eisgatewaypacificwa.gov/sites/default/files/content/files/20110926_Parcel_14_Wetland_report.pdf>*. 
65 p.

Armitage, Ian. 1998*. **Guidelines for the management of tropical 
forests* <http://www.fao.org/docrep/w8212e/w8212e00.htm#Contents>- 1. 
The production of wood (FAO forestry paper 135)

*Aspen Delineation Project* 
<http://www.aspensite.org/managementTreatmentShowOneRecord.php?researchid=107>**

Brewer, Ken; Callahan, Paul. 1996. *Interior Columbia Basin Watershed 
Delineation Guidelines.* <http://www.icbemp.gov/science/brewer.pdf>**14 p.

Brown, S. et al. 2004. *Methods for Measuring and Monitoring Forestry 
Carbon Projects in California.* 
<http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/programs/uesd/uep/products/12/psw_cufr699_Brown_Measuring_C.pdf>Winrock 
International, for the California Energy Commission, PIER Energy-Related 
Environmental Research. 500-04-072F. 48 p.

Buchanan, Graeme M. et al. 2012? *Identifying Priority Areas for 
Conservation: A Global Assessment for Forest-Dependent Birds* 
<http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0029080>. 
PLOS One.

*Colorado Division of Wildlife Riparian and Wetland Mapping Page* 
<http://ndis1.nrel.colostate.edu/riparian/riparian.htm>. 2004

DENR-9, RPAO.2012. *Forestland Boundary Assessment and Delineation 
accomplished in Region IX* 
<http://www.zambotimes.com/archives/41306-Forestland-Boundary-Assessment-and-Delineation-accomplished-in-Region-IX.html>Zambotimes

Estreguil, Christine et al. 2012. *Reporting on European Forest 
Fragmentation: Standardized Indices and Web Map Services* 
<http://www.earthzine.org/2012/07/05/reporting-on-european-forest-fragmentation-standardized-indices-and-web-map-services/>. 
Earthzine

FDGC. 2001.*Proposal for a National Guidance on Delineation of Watershed 
and Subwatersheds for the United States* 
<http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/hydro-unit-boundaries/fgdc_hu_proposal.pdf>. 
4 p.

Ferrel, Phil. 2012. *DENR Delineates Forest Line Boundaries.* 
<http://philippineminingdigest.com/2012/08/denr-delineates-forest-line-boundaries/>The 
Philippine Mining Digest.

*FSGeodata Clearinghouse* <http://fsgeodata.fs.fed.us/index.php>**

*Global Forest Watch* <http://www.globalforestwatch.org/english/index.htm>**

Green, R.N.; Klinka, K. 1994. *.A Field Guide for Site Identification 
and Interpretation for the Vancouver Forest Region.* 
<http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/lmh/Lmh28/lmh28-01.pdf>**Land 
Management Handbook No.28. 80 p.

Hansen, Matthew C. et al. 2008. *A method for integrating MODIS and 
Landsat data for systematic monitoring of forest cover and change in the 
Congo Basin* 
<http://globalmonitoring.sdstate.edu/faculty/roy/hansen_roy_congo.pdf>. 
Remote Sensing of Environment 112: 2495--2513

Jackson, Scott et al. 1995. *Delineating Bordering Vegetated Wetlands 
under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act* 
<http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/laws/bvwmanua.pdf>. A Handbook. 92 p.

*Land-elated Issues.* 
<http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTCARBONFINANCE/Resources/BioCarbonFundExp_Ch4.pdf>**13 
p.

MD CE n.d.. *How to determine your property boundaries.* 
<http://extension.umd.edu/publications/pdfs/fs619.pdf>Maryland Coop. 
Extension Fact Sheet 619. 8 p.

Megalos, M.A. et al. 1997. *Maintaining forest property boundaries* 
<http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/forestry/pdf/WON/won35.pdf>. Woodland Owner 
Notes. 4 p.

*Minnesota Lake Watershed Delineation (Lakeshed) Project* 
<http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/watersheds/lakeshed_project.html>**

MnDNR. 2013. *History and standards of watershed delineation in 
Minnesota* <http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/watersheds/history_standards.html>**

Morris, Billy. 1998. *What is the best way to mark property boundaries* 
<http://www2.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/forestconnect/FAQ/22.doc>**

Nix, Steve.n.d. *Forest Surveying Methods -- Distances and Angles. Using 
a compass and chain to reconstruct a forest boundary* 
<http://forestry.about.com/od/mappinggis/a/Forest-Surveying-Methods-Distances-And-Angles.htm>. 
About.com Forestry.

Poffenberger, Mark et al. 1997. *Range profiling, boundary demarcation 
and microplanning for joint forest management* 
<http://www.asiaforestnetwork.org/pub/pub21.pdf>. Field methods manual. 
47 p.

Prussian, Katherine M.; Baichtal. James F.2007. *Delineation of a Karst 
Watershed on Prince of Wales Island, Southeast Alaska* 
<http://stream.fs.fed.us/afsc/pdfs/Prussian.pdf>*. *7 p.

Reid, Leslie M.;Ziemer, Robert R. n.d.. *Evaluating the biological 
significance of intermittent streams* 
<http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/reid/2IntermitStr.htm>**

Schmitt C.B., et al. 2009. *Global Ecological Forest Classification and 
Forest Protected Area Gap Analysis. Analyses and recommendations in view 
of the 10% target for forest protection under the Convention on 
Biological Diversity (CBD).* 
<http://www.cbd.int/forest/doc/forest-gap-analysis_2009_2nd%20ed.pdf>2nd 
revised edition. Freiburg University Press, Freiburg, Germany. 45 p.

Taylor, Ross. H. n.d.. *Boundary 
Management.*<http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/hoosier/about-forest/?cid=fsbdev3_017612>**

Tetra Tech NUS. 2008. *Forest Stand Delineation Report for Proposed 
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 Project Area Calvert Cliffs 
Nuclear Power Plant Site, Calvert County, Maryland* 
<http://webapp.psc.state.md.us/Intranet/Casenum/NewIndex3_VOpenFile.cfm?filepath=C:%5CCasenum%5C9100-9199%5C9127%5CItem_34%5C%5CVolume7Tab21_ForestStandDelineationReport.pdf>. 
25 p.

USFS. *Forests to Faucets* 
<http://www.fs.fed.us/ecosystemservices/FS_Efforts/forests2faucets.shtml>**

USFS.2005. *Chapter 8B Forest Identification Signing National Forest, 
Grassland, and Other Administrative Boundaries* 
<http://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/htmlpubs/em7100-15/toc.htm>. In: Sign and 
Poster Guidelines for the Forest Service

USFS.n.d. *Forest Service NEPA Information* 
<http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_home.php>**

Vogiatzis, Moschos. 2008. *Cadastral Mapping of Forestlands in Greece: 
Current and Future Challenges.* 
<http://www.asprs.org/a/publications/pers/2008journal/january/2008_jan_39-46.pdf>Photogrammetric 
Engineering & Remote Sensing 74(1): 39-46.

Vogt, N. D., et al. 2006. *Understanding the stability of forest reserve 
boundaries in the West Mengo region of Uganda.* 
<http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol11/iss1/art38/>**Ecology and 
Society 11(1): 38.

WADNR n.d.. *Forest Practices Water Typing* 
<http://www.dnr.wa.gov/businesspermits/topics/forestpracticesapplications/pages/fp_watertyping.aspx>**

Warnick, Richard M. et al. 2006. *Texture Metric Comparison of Manual 
Forest Stand Delineation and Image Segmentation.* 
<http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/rsac/RS2006/presentations/warnick.ppt>**22 
slides.

Wisconsin n.d.. *Wetland boundary delineation* 
<http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wetlands/delineation.html>**

Wood, Stephen A.; Bennett, Karen. 2006, *Woodlot Boundary Line Marking.* 
<http://www.nhdfl.org/library/pdf/Forest%20Protection/Boundary%20Line%20Marking.pdf>UNH 
Cooperative Extension. 2 p.

*SOME OTHER PUBLICATIONS/URLS OF INTEREST*

Madliger, C.L. 2012. *Toward improved conservation management: a 
consideration of sensory ecology 
<http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10531-012-0363-6#page-1>*. Biodivers. 
Conserv. 21(13):3277-3286. First page.

Marañón-Jiménez, Sara et al. 2013. *Charred wood remaining after a 
wildfire as a reservoir of macro- and micronutrients in a Mediterranean 
pine forest <http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WF12030.htm>*/. 
International Journal of Wildland Fire/ - 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF12030. Published online: 18 March 2013. 
Abstract. From Denise Boggs, Appeal List.

Marcer, A., et al. 2012. *Modelling invasive alien species distributions 
from digital biodiversity atlases. Model upscaling as a means of 
reconciling data at different scales. 
<http://biodiversitat.ctfc.es/ECOLAND/Publicacions/Articles_SCI/2012_Marcer_Brotons_Div_Dist.pdf>* 
Divers. Distrib. 18(12):1177-1189

Mayr, Werner. 2011. *Unmanned aerial systems in use for mapping at Blom. 
<http://www.ifp.uni-stuttgart.de/publications/phowo11/130Mayr.pdf>* 10 p.

Meyer, William B. 1995. *Past and Present Land Use and Land Cover in the 
USA. <http://www.gcrio.org/CONSEQUENCES/spring95/Land.html> 
*Consequences 1(1).

Moisset, Beatriz; Buchmann, Stephen. 2011?. *Bee Basics -- An 
introduction to our native bees. 
<http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/documents/BeeBasics.pdf>* 
A USDA Forest Service and Pollinator Partnership Publication. FS 960. 40 
p. From Denise Boggs, Appeal List.

Mongabay.com. 2013. *Conflict zones have higher deforestation rates in 
the Amazon 
<http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0327-conflict-zones-amazonia-RAPPAM.html>*

Nagi, Rajinder. 2011. *Classifying Landsat image services to make a land 
cover map* 
<http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2011/05/28/classifying-landsat-image-services-to-make-a-land-cover-map/>. 
ArcGIS Resources.

NCGICC. 1994. *A Standard Classification System for the Mapping of Land 
Use and Land Cover* 
<http://gis.idaho.gov/portal/pdf/Framework/LULC/StdClassSysLCinNC.pdf>. 
North Carolina Geographic Information Coordinating Council. 64 p

Novak, Kurt. 1993? *Real-Time Mapping Technology 
<http://www.isprs.org/proceedings/xxix/congress/part2/569_XXIX-part2.pdf>. 
*7 p.

Oliver, T.H., et al. 2012. *A decision framework for considering climate 
change adaptation in biodiversity conservation planning 
<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.12003/pdf>*. J. 
Appl. Ecol. 49(6):1247-1255.

Pearce, Fred. 2013. *Biodiversity in Logged Forests Far Higher Than Once 
Believed, 
<http://e360.yale.edu/feature/biodiversity_in_logged_forests_far_higher_than_once_believed/2625/>* 
Environment 360.

Rai, Anil. N.d. *Remote sensing and GIS applications in agriculture 
<http://www.iasri.res.in/ebook/EB_SMAR/e-book_pdf%20files/Manual%20IV/4-Remote%20Sensing%20and%20GIS.pdf>.* 
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Rai, Praveen Kumar; Rai, Vinay Kumar. 2000? *Land Use Mapping using 
Remote Sensing & GIS Techniques in a Part of Son Basin, Sonbhadra 
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<http://www.gisdevelopment.net/technology/rs/tech_lulc.htm>2 p.

Reunanen, P., et al. 2012. *Spatial graphs as templates for habitat 
networks in boreal landscapes. 
<http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-012-0382-3#page-1>* 
Biodivers. Conserv. 21(14):3569-3584. First page

Ríos, Manuel Sandoval et al. 2012. *Flight Plan -- Mexico's Aerospace 
Industry Road Map. 
<http://www.promexico.gob.mx/work/models/promexico/Resource/1985/1/images/Aerospace_CHIHUAHUA_ENG.pdf>* 
ProMexico. 29 p.

Robinson, J.G. 2012. *Common and conflicting interests in the 
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Rombouts, I., et al. 2013. *Evaluating marine ecosystem health: Case 
studies of indicators using direct observations and modelling methods. 
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Ruiz-Labourdette, D., et al. 2013. *Changes in tree species composition 
in Mediterranean mountains under climate change: Indicators for 
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Ecol. Indic. 24:310-323. Abstract.

Sadoun, B.; Al Rawashdeh, S., 2009.*Applications of GIS and remote 
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International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, AICCSA 
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Sandilyan, S.; Kathiresan, K. 2012. *Mangrove conservation: a global 
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Shyamala, R. et al. 2002? *Classification methods for Land Cover 
Mapping* <http://www.gisdevelopment.net/technology/ip/techip011.htm>. 3 p.

Simonson, W.D., et al. 2013. *Remotely sensed indicators of forest 
conservation status: case study from a Natura 2000 site in southern 
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Ecol. Indic. 24:636-647. First page.

Sohl, Terry L. et al. 2012. *Spatially explicit land-use and land-cover 
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*Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 153 (2012) 1-- 15

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Royal Geographical Society. 22 p.

Evans, Martin; Legg, Stephen. 2008. *Writing a book 
<http://www.rgs.org/NR/rdonlyres/5332D65E-CAEE-4BF5-B88C-A84F873ED047/0/Guide2013_box_A4_3b.pdf>*. 
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11-13 June 2013. *Managing Natural Hazards, Disaster, Risky 
Infrastructures, Natural Resources, and Environment in Malaysia. 
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Malaysia (UTM), Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. See: 
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19-21 August 2013. *Arbonaut Users Days*. Malaysia. Organized by 
Arbonaut and the Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). 
Participants will have opportunities to learn basic*/LiDAR processing 
and LiDAR Assisted Multi-source Programme (LAMP) for forest inventory 
and REDD+. /*Details at http://www.arbonaut.com/AUD2013/index.html. From 
Basanta Gautam

*MOVING AHEAD -- OPPORTUNITIES*-- See also: Scholarships-Positions 
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*PhD position at University of Nottingham, Malaysia campus*- Unmanned 
Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Mapping of Intercropping Systems. Project 
Description: Remote sensing technologies have been extensively used in 
agricultural planning and management. Nevertheless, the technologies are 
not fully capable in various scenarios. In the context of a tropical 
country like Malaysia, cloud-cover prevents satellite-based optical 
sensors from capturing viable data in a timely fashion, whereas 
airborne-based approaches, as on-demand acquisition, can be very costly. 
Satellite-based radar signals can penetrate cloud cover and haze but 
till now, the spatial resolution is not good enough. Existing remote 
sensing applications have been well developed for mono-cropping systems 
but not yet for intercropping systems. In another development, the UAV 
platform has recently emerged as a promising low-cost remote sensing 
platform, which provides cheap image-on-demand and good spatial 
resolution produced from low-altitude flight. The aim of this PhD 
project is to design and develop a low-cost UAV system for intercropping 
system monitoring and management. The research involves sensor 
integration and development of image analysis solutions. The target is 
intercropping practice in Malaysia, where different crops are planted in 
the space between young oil-palm trees. The candidate needs to have 
strong computer programming skills, and knowledge or experience with 
sensor and robotics technologies. Experience in computer vision or image 
processing is desirable, but not critical. Further information is here 
http://www.nottingham.edu.my/CFFRC/StudentProjects/Biomass-Unmanned-Aerial-Vehicle-(UAV)-Mapping-of-Intercropping-Systems-(ID-Code-BioP1-014).aspx 
<http://www.nottingham.edu.my/CFFRC/StudentProjects/Biomass-Unmanned-Aerial-Vehicle-%28UAV%29-Mapping-of-Intercropping-Systems-%28ID-Code-BioP1-014%29.aspx>. 
 From Vu T. Thuy, Applied GIS RS List

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