Test of a Model to Assess the Condition of Lodgepole Pine Stands |
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Authors: | J E Lundquist L Lindner |
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Institution: | (1) USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 240 West Prospect Road, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA , US;(2) USDA Forest Service, Medicine Bow National Forest, 2468 Jackson Street, Laramie, Wyoming, USA , US |
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Abstract: | / A predictive model for assessing stand condition as a function of suitability for achieving specified management objectives was originally developed using a data set for only 28 stands. In this study, we evaluate the model using an operational-sized data set composed of currently collected stand inventory data for 238 stands in the Snowy Range of the Medicine Bow National Forest in southern Wyoming. We compared its predictions of old growth suitability to results of a separate special old growth survey. Stands were characterized as profiles of variables derived from stand inventory data, and plotted as points in two-dimensional space where similarity between stands was reflected by the distance between their points. Results suggest the model is useful for classifying stand condition using relatively large sets of data currently collected during routine stand inventories. |
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Keywords: | : Monitoring forest condition Forest health Decision making Old growth Forest pests Forest diseases Forest insects |
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