LANDSCAPE SCALE MONITORING OF FOREST TREATMENTS AND DISTURBANCE S.E. Sesnie 1,2 , A.D. Olsson 1 , B.G. Dickson 1 , A. Leonard 3 , V. Stein Foster 3 and C. Ray 1 Tornado Thin 2006 2010 Lab of Landscape Ecology and Conservation Biology, NAU 1 , US Fish & Wildlife Service 2 , USFS Kaibab NF 3
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Landscape Scale Monitoring of forest treatments and disturbance
2006. 2010. Tornado. Thin. Landscape Scale Monitoring of forest treatments and disturbance. S.E. Sesnie 1,2 , A.D. Olsson 1 , B.G. Dickson 1 , A. Leonard 3 , V. Stein Foster 3 and C. Ray 1. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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LANDSCAPE SCALE MONITORING OF FOREST TREATMENTS AND DISTURBANCES.E. Sesnie1,2, A.D. Olsson1, B.G. Dickson1, A. Leonard3, V. Stein Foster3 and C. Ray1
Tornado
Thin
2006 2010
Lab of Landscape Ecology and Conservation Biology, NAU1, US Fish & Wildlife Service2, USFS Kaibab NF3
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Collaborative Partnerships
NAU
USFS-FIA
Kaibab NF
USFS R3
FWS
Stakeholders
USFS-4FRI
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Previous assessmentsRegion Landscape
Patch
Disturbance 4
Fire Urbanization Insects & Disease
Silviculture
Wind Drought
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Kaibab NF MonitoringNeed for landscape-scale, up-to-date and repeatable forest data complementary to: Monitoring planned and unplanned disturbance Assessing changes wildlife habitat Mitigating fire hazard and risk Biomass & forest carbon assessment Other planning objectives
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Objectives
Model & map forest structure Inexpensive
Validated
Consistent/repeatable
BA SDI HGT CCTPA QMDOthers…
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Study Area – Kaibab NF
1.6 million acres (647,497 ha) Ongoing management & 4-FRI Three major forest types