Regions: Dehcho Region, South Slave Region
Tags: biodiversity, carbon dioxide, forest fire, forest litter, wildlife habitat, tree ecology
| Principal Investigator: | Wein, Ross (17) |
| Licence Number: | 13332 |
| Organization: | University of Alberta |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2002
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| Issued: | Jun 23, 2002 |
| Project Team: | Bill de Gr |
Objective(s): Dead and downed woody debris is important to the forest for many reasons including fuel for forest fires, habitat for wildlife, influencing biodiversity and carbon storage. Historically, sampling of coarse woody debris is accomplished by using the line-intersect method. This method provides a means of performing rapid sampling along a single transect line, and deriving an estimate of the mass of woody debris per unit area. In order to accurately compute this estimate, accurate estimates of the bulk density or specific gravity, tilt angle and average diameter of various size classes must already be established. This study focuses on collection and validation of these estimates, recognizing that they may indeed change, depending on the site characteristics and the region of consideration.
