FR 3218/5218 Lecture Schedule Spring 2007
| Date | Topic | Readinga |
|---|---|---|
| January 17 | Class administration and overview | Ch 1,2 |
| January 19 | Sample survey design | Ch 3 S 1, 2, 3 |
| January 22, 24 | Simple random and systematic sampling | Ch 3 S 4, 5, 7, 19 |
| January 26 | Unequal probability sampling | |
| January 29, 31 | Stratified sampling | Ch 3 S 8 - 11 |
| February 2, 5 | Regression and ratio sampling | Ch 3 S 12, 13, 14 |
| February 7 | Double sampling | Ch 3 S 15 |
| February 9 | Double sampling for stratification | Ch 3 S 16 |
| February 12 | EXAMINATION 1 | |
| February 14 | Cluster/two stage sampling | Ch 3 S 17, 18 |
| February 16 | Detectability sampling | |
| February 19, 21, 23 | Standing tree content estimation | Ch 8; Ch 7 S 12-14 |
| February 26 | Timber sampling overview | Ch 3 S 21; Ch 9; Ch 4 S 10-15;Ch 13 S 13 |
| February 28, March 2 | Fixed-radius plots | Ch 10 S 1, 6-11; Ch 3 S 6 |
| March 5, 7 | Variable-radius plots - background | Ch 11 S 1-14 |
| March 9 | EXAMINATION 2 - note, many of you will also have a silviculture exam this day | |
| March 19, 21 | Variable-radius plots - analysis | Ch 11 S 15-22, S 24-27 |
| March 23 | 3P and related sampling methods | Ch 12 |
| March 26 | Permanent plots and technology | Ch 10 S 12-16; Ch 11 S 23 |
| March 28, 30 | Site quality | Ch 15 S 1-10 |
| April 2, 4 | Case studies | i. Stand Inventory Systems in the Lake States Area ii. FIA/FHM Inventories |
| April 6, 9, 11 | Stand density | Ch 15 S 11-20 |
| April 16 | EXAMINATION 3 | |
| April 13 | Tree growth relationships | Ch 16 S 1-8; Ch 7 S 19-21 |
| April 18 | Stand growth relationships | Ch 17 S 1-3 |
| April 20 | Stand table projection | Ch 16 S 9-13 |
| April 23, 25 | Tree growth models | Ch 17 S 9, 13 |
| April 27, 30 | Stand growth models | Ch 17 S 4-8, 10-12, 14-16 |
| May 2 | 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 4 | Ecosystem simulation models | |
| May 10, 8:00AM | 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.