[Forest-list] 2013-06-30 NRMI: This Issue: Small Biomass Green Weight Conversion to Dry Weight and Some Other Good Things

[H. Gyde Lund]

*2013-06-30**NRMI: NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST*

This Issue:***/Small Biomass Green Weight Conversion to Dry Weight /*and 
Some Other Good Things

*BUT FIRST WON'T YOU PLEASE HELP? Inventorying stands during a project 
analysis -- *Davis Mounger is seeking Any directives, cases, etc. about 
FS (US Forest Service) needs to update and ground truth stands in 
analysis before an EA (Environmental Analysis). He also needs anything 
about projects as time for updating forest inventory. Davis is m pretty 
sure there's some language in the FSM (Forest Service Manual) on this, 
but he cannot find it. He writes, mistakes in forest type, BA (basal 
area) age are all common down here. If you can assist, please contact 
Davis at wdmounger at yahoo.com <mailto:wdmounger at yahoo.com>

*SMALL BIOMASS GREEN WEIGHT TO DRY WEIGHT CONVERSION *-- Last February, 
Shiva Shankar Pandey wrote, /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./ Here are some sites that may be of 
interest. If you know of others, please contact Shiva at 
shivaspandey at yahoo.com

AFC. N.,d, *How much carbon have your trees stored?* 
<http://www.forestry.state.al.us/howmuchcarbonhaveyourtreesstored.aspx?bv=5>**Alabama 
Forestry Commission.

Baumgras, John E. 1980. *Biomass Yields from Allegheny Hardwood 
Thinning.* 
<http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/newtown_square/publications/research_papers/pdfs/scanned/OCR/ne_rp466.pdf>Forest 
Service Research Paper NE-466. 10 p.

Bédard, J.; Lapointe, G. 1987. *The estimation of dry green biomass in 
hayfields from canopy spectroreflectance measurements*. 
<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2494.1987.tb02092.x/abstract>Grass 
and Forage Science, 42: 73--78. Abstract.

*Biomass/Production* 
<http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/%7Ebeth/REM357_lectures_files/14Production.pdf>. 
5 p.

Brown, Sandra. 1997. *Estimating Biomass and Biomass Change of Tropical 
Forests: a Primer* 
<http://www.fao.org/docrep/W4095E/w4095e00.htm#Contents>. .FAO Forestry 
Paper -- 134.

*Chapter 11. Biomass and Utilization of Trees* 
<http://www.ruraltech.org/projects/conversions/briggs_conversions/briggs_ch11/chapter11_combined.pdf>. 
7 p.

Chojnacky, David C.; Jenkins, Jennifer. 2010. *Literature synthesis and 
meta-analysis of tree and shrub biomass equations in North America.* 
<http://www.firescience.gov/projects/07-3-1-05/project/07-3-1-05_chojnackyfinal_jfsp_biomass_report_011310.pdf>**Final 
Report: JFSP Project No. 07-3-1-05. 23 p.

Clark, Joshua; Murphy, Glen. 2011. *Estimating forest biomass components 
with hemispherical photography for Douglas-fir stands in northwest 
Oregon.* 
<http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/x11-013?journalCode=cjfr#.URrG0yqF_kE>Canadian 
Journal of Forest Research, 41(5): 1060-1074. Abstract

Deo, Ram Kumar. 2008. *Modelling and Mapping of above-ground Biomass and 
Carbon Sequestration in the Cool Temperate Forest of North-east China* 
<http://www.itc.nl/library/papers_2008/msc/nrm/deo.pdf>. Thesis. 88 p.

Eckert, Sandra. 2012. *Improved Forest Biomass and Carbon Estimations 
Using Texture Measures from WorldView-2 Satellite Data.* 
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=estimating%20dry%20biomass%20from%20green%20biomass&source=web&cd=41&ved=0CC8QFjAAOCg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdpi.com%2F2072-4292%2F4%2F4%2F810%2Fpdf&ei=_sQaUb_dAafg0QGtwIDQCA&usg=AFQjCNEkNiD97bDD-jtAKmczbnelVtNdRw&bvm=bv.42261806,d.dmQ>Remote 
Sens. 2012, 4, 810-829.

Franks. C.D.1998? *Above-Ground Biomass (Plant) Determinations.* 
<ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NSSC/Analytical_Soils/biomass.pdf>USDA 
NRCS. 2 p.

Heath, Linda S. et al. 2009. *Investigation into Calculating Tree 
Biomass and Carbon in the FIADB Using a Biomass Expansion Factor 
Approach.* 
<http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_p056/rmrs_p056_24_heath.pdf>/In:/ 
McWilliams, Will; Moisen, Gretchen; Czaplewski, Ray, comps. 2009. 2008 
Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Symposium; October 21-23, 2008: Park 
City, UT. Proc. RMRS-P-56CD. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.

Jenkins, Jennifer C. et al. 2004. *Comprehensive Database of 
Diameter-based Biomass Regressions for North American Tree Species.* 
<http://www.fs.fed.us/ccrc/topics/urban-forests/docs/Comprehensive%20database%20of%20diameter%20based%20biomass%20regressions%20for%20north%20american%20tree%20species.pdf>USDA 
Forest Service, Gen Tech. Report. NE-319. 48 p.

Kale, M.P. 2002. *Biomass and productivity estimation using aerospace 
data and Geographic Information System* 
<http://www.tropecol.com/pdf/open/PDF_43_1/43110.pdf>.Tropical Ecology 
43(1): 123-136.

Lopes, Domingos et al. 2005? *The Adjustment of Global and Partial Dry 
Biomass Models for Pinus pinaster in the North-East of Portugal* 
<http://www.esac.pt/cernas/cfn5/docs/t2-17.pdf>. 7 p.

Mani, S.; Parthasarathy, N. 2009. *Tree population and above-ground 
biomass changes in two disturbed tropical dry evergreen forests of 
peninsular India.* 
<http://tropecol.com/pdf/open/PDF_50_2/J-05.pdf>Tropical Ecology 50(2): 
249-258.

Namayanga, Lemmy Nenge. 2002.*Estimating terrestrial carbon sequestered 
in aboveground woody biomass from remotely sensed data* 
<http://www.itc.nl/library/papers/msc_2002/nrm/nenge_namayanga.pdf>Thesis. 
64 p.

Peper, Paula J.; McPherson, E. Gregory. 1998. *Comparision of four 
foliar and woody biomass estimation methods applied to open-grown 
deciduous trees* 
<http://joa.isa-arbor.com/request.asp?JournalID=1&ArticleID=2807&Type=2>*. 
*Journal of Arboriculture 24(4): 191-200.

Rosillo-Calle, Frank; Woods, Jeremy. 2012. *The Biomass Assessment 
Handbook.* 
<http://books.google.com/books?id=Jmuz3rysSpAC&dq=Estimating+dry+biomass+from+green+biomass&source=gbs_navlinks_s>Earthscan. 
296 p. Abstract.

Roy, P.S.; Ravan, Shirish A.1996. *Biomass estimation using satellite 
remote sensing data---An investigation on possible approaches for 
natural forest.* <http://www.ias.ac.in/jarch/jbiosci/21/535-561.pdf>J. 
Biosci.21(4): 535-561.

Schubert, Thomas H. 1988. *Equations for predicting biomass of six 
introduced subtropical tree species, Island of Hawaii* 
<http://books.google.com/books?id=c1JXv3IjzoAC&dq=Estimating+dry+biomass+from+green+biomass&source=gbs_navlinks_s>. 
6 p. Abstract.

UIdaho. 1987? *Measuring Rangeland Production.* 
<http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/range357/notes/biomass.pdf>12 p.

VanderSchaaf, Curtis L.; Barber, Brad L. 2010. *Spatially Quantifying 
Woody Biomass in Central and West Texas.* 
<http://texasforestservice.tamu.edu/uploadedFiles/Sustainable/econdev/Publications/Reports/Spatially%20Quantifying%20Woody%20Biomass%20in%20Central%20and%20West%20Texas.pdf>**Texas 
Forest Service. 12 p.

Vieilledent, Ghislain et al.2011. *A universal approach to estimate 
biomass and carbon stock in tropical forests using generic allometric 
models* 
<http://dl.goodplanet.org/public/5df9a0ceecccc58c3df739b8cb688867.php>*. 
*Article for Ecological Applications. 48 p.

Waller, S.S. et al. 1981. *Factors Involved in Estimating Green Biomass 
by Canopy Spectroreflectance Measurements* 
<http://ojssandbox.library.arizona.edu/index.php/jrm/article/download/16273/14312>. 
Journal of Range Management 34(2): 105-08.

Zhang, Xiaoyang; Kondraguta, Shobha. 2006. *Estimating forest biomass in 
the USA using generalized allometric models and MODIS land products.* 
<http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/star/documents/smcd/AQ/paper1.pdf> 
Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 33. 5 p.

*SOME OTHER PUBLICATIONS/URLS OF INTEREST*

Frolking, S., et al. 2009. *Forest disturbance and recovery: A general 
review in the context of spaceborne remote sensing of impacts on 
aboveground biomass and canopy structure, 
<http://web.ics.purdue.edu/%7Eshao/publications/For_disturbance_RS.pdf>* 
J. Geophys. Res., 114, G00E02, doi:10.1029/2008JG000911. 27 p.

Geenberg, J.A. et al. 2009. *Limitations on maximum tree density using 
hyperspatial remote sensing and environmental gradient analysis. 
<http://www.spectir.com/Spanish/assets/Text%20Files/greenbergetal2008.pdf>* 
Remote Sensing of Environment 113: 94-101

Hauglin, Marius et al. 2013. *Estimating single-tree branch biomass of 
Norway spruce by airborne laser scanning 
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924271613000567>*. 
ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 79: 147-156, Abstract.

Hayashi, Masato et al. 2013.*Forest canopy height estimation using 
ICESat/GLAS data and error factor analysis in Hokkaido, Japan 
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924271613001044>*.ISPRS 
Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 81: 12-18. Abstract.

Hebel, I., et al. 2012. *Early knowledge of Antarctica's vegetation: 
expanding past and current evidence. 
<http://rchn.biologiachile.cl/pdfs/2012/4/04_Hebel_et_al_2012.pdf>* Rev. 
Chil. Hist. Nat. 85(4):409-418.

Huang, Shengli, et al. 2013. *Reconstructing satellite images to 
quantify spatially explicit land surface change caused by fires and 
succession: A demonstration in the Yukon River Basin of interior Alaska 
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924271613000531>*. 
ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 79:94-105. Abstract.

Hulme, M.F., et al. 2013. *Conserving the birds of Uganda's 
banana-coffee arc: land sparing and land sharing compared. 
<http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0054597>* 
PLoS ONE 8(2):e54597.

Hussain, Masroor et al. 2013. *Change detection from remotely sensed 
images: From pixel-based to object-based 
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Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 80: 91-106. Abstract.

Jones JE, et al. 2012.*Avian Species Richness in Relation to Intensive 
Forest Management Practices in Early Seral Tree Plantations 
<http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0043290>*. 
PLoS ONE 7(8): e43290. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043290

Jung, Jaehoon et al. 2013. *Effects of national forest inventory plot 
location error on forest carbon stock estimation using k-nearest 
neighbor algorithm 
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924271613001172>* . 
ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 81: 82-92. Abstract.

Kane, Van R. et al. 2008. *Interpretation and topographic compensation 
of conifer canopy self-shadowing 
<http://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/37570/PDF>*. Remote Sensing of 
Environment 112: 3820--3832

Legault, A., et al. 2013. *Standardising distance sampling surveys of 
parrots in New Caledonia 
<http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs10336-012-0864-9.pdf>*. 
J. Ornithol. 154(1):19-33.

Loss, S.R., et al.. 2013. *The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on 
wildlife of the United States 
<http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v4/n1/full/ncomms2380.html>*. Nat. 
Commun. 4:1396. Abstract.

Loyd, Charie. 2012. *Putting Landsat 8's Bands to Work. 
<http://www.mapbox.com/blog/putting-landsat-8-bands-to-work/> *Map Box. 
 From Artur Gil, Applied GIS RS List.

Loyola, R.D., et al. 2013. *A straightforward conceptual approach for 
evaluating spatial conservation priorities under climate change. 
<http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-012-0424-x#page-1>* 
Biodivers. Conserv. 22(2):483-495. Page 1.

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