FR 3218/5218 Lecture Schedule Spring 2008
| Date | Topic | Readinga |
|---|---|---|
| January 23 | Class administration and overview | Ch 1,2 |
| January 25 | Sample survey design | Ch 3 S 1, 2, 3 |
| January 28, 30 | Simple random and systematic sampling | Ch 3 S 4, 5, 7, 19 |
| February 1 | Unequal probability sampling | |
| February 4, 6 | Stratified sampling | Ch 3 S 8 - 11 |
| February 8, 11 | Regression and ratio sampling | Ch 3 S 12, 13, 14 |
| February 13 | Double sampling | Ch 3 S 15 |
| February 15 | Double sampling for stratification | Ch 3 S 16 |
| February 18 | EXAMINATION 1 | |
| February 20 | Cluster/two stage sampling | Ch 3 S 17, 18 |
| February 22 | Detectability sampling | |
| February 25, 27, 29 | Standing tree content estimation | Ch 8; Ch 7 S 12-14 |
| March 3 | Timber sampling overview | Ch 3 S 21; Ch 9; Ch 4 S 10-15;Ch 13 S 13 |
| March 5, 7 | Fixed-radius plots | Ch 10 S 1, 6-11; Ch 3 S 6 |
| March 10, 12 | Variable-radius plots - background | Ch 11 S 1-14 |
| March 14 | EXAMINATION 2 | |
| March 24, 26 |
Variable-radius plots - analysis | Ch 11 S 15-22, S 24-27 |
| March 28 | 3P and related sampling methods | Ch 12 |
| March 31 | Permanent plots and technology | Ch 10 S 12-16; Ch 11 S 23 |
| April 2, 4 | Case studies | i. Stand Inventory Systems in the Lake States Area ii. FIA/FHM Inventories |
| April 7, 9 | Site quality | Ch 15 S 1-10 | April 11, 14, 16 | Stand density | Ch 15 S 11-20 |
| April 21 | EXAMINATION 3 | |
| April 18 | Tree growth relationships | Ch 16 S 1-8; Ch 7 S 19-21 |
| April 23 | Stand growth relationships | Ch 17 S 1-3 |
| April 25 | Stand table projection | Ch 16 S 9-13 |
| April 28, 30 | Tree growth models | Ch 17 S 9, 13 |
| May 2, 5 | Stand growth models | Ch 17 S 4-8, 10-12, 14-16 |
| May 7 | Ecosystem simulation models | i. Assessing forest productivity in Australia and New Zealand using a physiologically-based model... (go to this link - the article is in volume 104) ii. Assessing forest productivity at local scales across a native eucalypt forest using a process model, 3PG-SPATIAL (go to this link - the article is in volume 152) |
| May 9 | Ecosystem simulation models | |
| May 17, 4:00PM | EXAMINATION 4 |
aReadings in plain font are from the required text (or are Web links) and readings in italics are library reserve. Numbers after "S" specify sections within chapters.