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Designing and Conducting a Forest Inventory - case: 9th National Forest Inventory of Finland

  • The detailed descriptions of all the phases of a forest inventory, one of the oldest in the world Completeness and comprehensiveness of the statistical methods to make the estimates and error estimates
  • A high number of the forest inventory variables with the definitions
  • The methods and results are set in the international context and are applicable world wide
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Managing Forest Ecosystems (MAFE, volume 22)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Introduction

    • Erkki Tomppo, Juha Heikkinen, Helena M. Henttonen, Antti Ihalainen, Matti Katila, Helena Mäkelä et al.
    Pages 1-16
  3. Design and Measurements

    • Erkki Tomppo, Juha Heikkinen, Helena M. Henttonen, Antti Ihalainen, Matti Katila, Helena Mäkelä et al.
    Pages 17-67
  4. Estimation Methods

    • Erkki Tomppo, Juha Heikkinen, Helena M. Henttonen, Antti Ihalainen, Matti Katila, Helena Mäkelä et al.
    Pages 69-91
  5. Results

    • Erkki Tomppo, Juha Heikkinen, Helena M. Henttonen, Antti Ihalainen, Matti Katila, Helena Mäkelä et al.
    Pages 93-177
  6. Discussion

    • Erkki Tomppo, Juha Heikkinen, Helena M. Henttonen, Antti Ihalainen, Matti Katila, Helena Mäkelä et al.
    Pages 179-184
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 185-270

About this book

This book demonstrates in detail all phases of the 9th National Forest Inventory of Finland (1996–2003): the planning of the sampling design, measurements, estimation methods and results. The inventory knowledge accumulated during almost one hundred years is consolidated in the book. The purpose of the numerous examples of results is to demonstrate the diversity of the estimates and content of a national forest inventory. The most recent results include the assessment of the indicators describing the biodiversity of forests. The Finnish NFI has been and is a model for many countries worldwide. The methods and results of the book are set in the international context and are applicable globally. The book provides a valuable information source for countries, institutions and researchers planning own inventories as well as modifying the existing ones, or seeking the applicable definitions and estimation methods to use in their own inventories.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Finnish Forest Research Institute, Vantaa, Finland

    Erkki Tomppo, Matti Katila

  • , National Forest Inventory/Vantaa, The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Vantaa, Finland

    Juha Heikkinen, Helena M. Henttonen, Antti Ihalainen, Helena Mäkelä, Nina Vainikainen

  • , Greenhouse Gas Reporting/Vantaa, The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Vantaa, Finland

    Tarja Tuomainen

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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