[Forest-list] 2014-04-20 NRMI: This Issue: Combining Stand Inventories and Some Other Good Things.

[H. Gyde Lund]

*2014-04-20**NRMI: NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST*

This Issue:*/Combining Stand Inventories /*and Some Other Good Things.

*COMBINING STAND INVENTORIES *-- In February there was some discussion 
on the impact of combining stand inventories. Here are some related 
sites that may be of interest.

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presettlement forest types* 
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Costello, Thomas R.; Lund, H. Gyde. 1979. *BLM's standard, non-standard, 
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Gond, Valery et al. 2014. *The variation of vegetation structure and 
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<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>

*Forestry Communication Toolkit --*FAO 
http://www.fao.org/forestry/communication-toolkit/en/

*Infosylva*-- FAO's forestry news clippings no. 07/2014 is now available 
at http://www.fao.org/forestry/40536-030e1b2ea87e1139e9b02c0d9db58793a.pdf

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

*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/_.

*Post-Doc Fellowship -*Post-Doc Fellowship in IPB (Portugal) in Forest 
Ecosystems Services Assessment 
http://naturlink.sapo.pt/Emprego/Emprego-Nacional/content/Post-Doctoral-grant-mf10-04-14?bl=1. 
 From Artur Gil, Applied GIS RS List.

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H. Gyde Lund
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