Stem volume
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| + | When thinking in terms of timber-production oriented [[Forest Definition|forest management]], stem volume is one of the most relevant variables in [[forest inventory]]. The volume unit in the metric system is cubic meter (<math>m^3</math>). Stem volume is one of those variables that can not be measured directly in a forest inventory but that needs to be modeled and predicted from more easily measurable variables. Volume is either determined for the entire [[Tree Definition|stem]] (total volume) or for defined [[Stem shape#Form factor|stem sections]] (such as commercial volume). | ||
==Direct measurment== | ==Direct measurment== | ||
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Forest mensuration lecture notes
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General observations
When thinking in terms of timber-production oriented forest management, stem volume is one of the most relevant variables in forest inventory. The volume unit in the metric system is cubic meter (\(m^3\)). Stem volume is one of those variables that can not be measured directly in a forest inventory but that needs to be modeled and predicted from more easily measurable variables. Volume is either determined for the entire stem (total volume) or for defined stem sections (such as commercial volume).
Direct measurment
Volume calculation by section
The taper curve
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