Tree and Forest Measurement

Introduction.- Measurements.- Stem Diameter.- Tree Height.- Stem Volume.- Stem Volume and Taper Functions.- Biomass.- Stand Measurement.- Measuring Populations.- Sampling Theory.- Conducting an Inventory.- The Plane Survey.- Remote Sensing.

Professor Phil West has been a forest scientist for over 40 years. His research specialities concern the growth behaviour of forests and forest measurement. He is presently a forestry consultant and teaches forest measurement, plantation for-estry and plant physiology and ecology in the forestry school of Southern Cross University in northern New South Wales, Australia.