3.1 characterize and Value (part 1)

Question 1

The ____________ of forest management relies on a robust ___________ of the current state of the forest.

Answer 1

foundation & Description

Question 2

The state of the forest is described by a _____________

Answer 2

Forest Inventory

Question 3

What aspect of the forest should be characterized and valued to build an inventory?

Answer 3

Objectives!

Question 4

Speed, heart rate, number of fish and volume of wood are all examples of what?

Answer 4

Indicators

Question 5

An attribute or variable that can be codified and that describes the state of the system in such a way that its meaningful to your management objectives is….?

Answer 5

A Indicator

Question 6

Characterizing and valuing the state of a forest begins with _______ the forest landscape - both the overall _______ _____ boundary and subordinate ________ _______

Answer 6

Mapping & Planning Unit & operating Units.

Question 7

A _________ _______ is the total geographical area to which the management situation pertains.

Answer 7

Planning unit

Question 8

a _________ _________ are smaller subunits of area to which specific management actions will be applied.

Answer 8

Operating Units

Question 9

What are the 3 forest landscape classification schemes used in forestry to help build operational units?

Answer 9

1. Stand-based land classification
2. Strata based land classification
3. Ecological land Classification

Question 10

A unit of forest area containing a community of trees sufficiently uniform in species composition and age class structure that can be delineated from adjoining forested areas would be an example of what?

Answer 10

Stand-Based land classification

Question 11

How large is the typical stand-based land classification?

Answer 11

1-100 ha in size

Question 12

Stand Classification or _____________ is done using Photogrammetry, GIS, and field work

Answer 12

Delineation

Question 13

_________ _______ _________ “stratify” (group/aggregate) landscape areas with similar stand attributes into different “Strata”

Answer 13

Strata-Based Classification

Question 14

_____ ______ ________ is the mapping of ecosystems using four biophysical features to map forested lands. Climate, physiography, soils and vegetation.

Answer 14

Ecological Land Classification

Question 15

An ___________ is a volumetric segment of earth, including all the biotic and abiotic components within it, interacting as an integrated whole

Answer 15

Ecosystem

Question 16

the __________ __________is scaleless and nebulous as ecosystems may be defined at multiple spatial scales and nested within one another.

Answer 16

Ecosystem concept