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Michael A Wulder1, Trisalyn A Nelson, David Seemann

  • 1Canadian Forest Service (Pacific Forestry Centre), Natural Resources Canada, 506 West Burnside Road, Victoria, B.C., Canada. mwulder@nrcan.gc.ca

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
|January 24, 2007
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Forest monitoring programs use sampling to gather data. This study shows that sampled forest plots accurately represent larger areas, ensuring reliable data for climate change and resource management. This improves understanding of monitoring program results.

Area of Science:

  • Forestry science
  • Remote sensing
  • Geospatial analysis

Background:

  • Accurate carbon budgeting, climate change modeling, and sustainable resource management necessitate robust large area forest monitoring.
  • Large area forest monitoring relies on integrating field and remotely sensed data.
  • Sampling methods, like field or photo plots, are crucial for timely and efficient data collection with desired detail.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and present a quantitative approach for assessing how well sample data represents larger areas, including surrounding neighborhoods and the overall population.
  • To evaluate the representativeness of sampled forest plots within a large study region.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized classified Landsat data converted to forest/non-forest categories for a 130,000 km² study region in central British Columbia, Canada.

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  • Established 322 2x2 km photo plots on a 20x20 km systematic grid.
  • Collected composition and configuration information from plots for comparison with non-sampled areas.

    • Main Results:

    • Typically, the spatial pattern of forest within photo plots was found to be representative of forest patterns in adjacent primary and secondary neighborhoods.
    • Sampled forest plot data accurately reflected the forest patterns across the entire study area population.
    • The quantitative approach demonstrated the representativeness of sampled data.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed methods provide a reliable way to audit sampled data in forest monitoring programs.
    • Understanding data representativeness enhances the interpretation of monitoring results and aids in identifying potential biases.
    • These findings have broad implications for the integrity and understanding of data used in global monitoring initiatives.