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FIA Progress in Making Full Use of Phase 3 Data
2011 National FIA User Group MeetingSacramento, CA
March 8-10, 2011
Bill BurkmanSouthern Research Station
FIA Program Manager
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Objectives of Presentation
• Brief introduction/overview to phase 3 measurements
• An update on phase 3 measurements• Possible Future Actions • Discussion and questions
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Introduction to Phase 3 Measurements
• Considered “forest health indicators”• One out of every 16 phase 2 plots is
also a phase 3 plot• Generally collected during the
months of June, July, and August• The number of
measurements/variables is greater than on phase 2 plots
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Phase 3 Indicators/Measurements• Soils• Down Woody Material• Ozone (separate
sampling grid)
• Crown Condition and Health
• Lichen Diversity• Understory Vegetation
Structure and Diversity
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Generalized Plot Layout
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An Update on Phase 3 Measurements• Each indicator group has a FS Gen. Tech. Rep. describing data
collection, estimation, processing, and output format in print
• Phase 3 data is available through FIA DataMarthttp://199.128.173.17/fiadb4-downloads/datamart.html
• Cannot use on-line query tools with phase 3 data• Phase 3 data has been utilized in various 5-year reports, other
FS documents, journal articles, etc.• Status report on phase indicators has been published
Woodall, C.W. and others. 2010. Status and future of the forest health indicators program of the USA. Environ. Mon. and Assess. Published on-line: http://www.springerlink.com/content/7167550w31230247/fulltext.pdf
Indicator Advisor(s) GTR no. Web link Crown condition KaDonna Randolph SRS 102 http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/27730 Ozone Gretchen Smith, John Coulston NRS 20 http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/13294 Down woody material Chris Woodall NRS 22 http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/13615 Vegetation diversity and structure Beth Schulz PNW 781 http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/32154 Soils Mike Amacher, Hobie Perry NC 258 http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/13513 Lichens Sarah Jovan, Suzy Will-Wolf PNW 818 http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/36598
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Phase 3 Reporting Task Team Status
• Objective: make P3 data and reports available through our online reporting tools.
• Began work in January 2011.• Initial discussions have focused on the level of reporting desired,
review of the P3 core tables, appropriate stratifications, needed evaluations and attributes, etc.
• Some work for DWM has been accomplished already. Intent is to start with DWM, work through the process, and then based on what we learn repeat the process with the remaining indicators.
• Some core P3 tables by state are posted as drafts to FIA DataMart (link below). Some tables lack some footnotes and measurement unit labels. http://199.128.173.17/fiadb4-downloads/P3_Reports/P3Drafts.html
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Phase 3 Possible Future Actions???
• Re-evaluate of phase 3 measurements in terms of aligning with FIA/FS/partners mission areas and products or outputs provided.
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Relationship Between Indicators/Measures and
Products/Outputs
Invasive Plants
Indicator or Measure Product or OutputTree Volume including change
Forest Area including change
Tree Mortality
Forest Industry Production
Forest Owner Information
Tree Crowns
Tree Damage
Ozone Bio-indicator Damage
Lichen Species Diversity
Soil Carbon Inventory
Soil pH, CEC, Exch. AlSoil Erosion Potential
Down-Woody Material
Understory Vegetation
Wood Supply
Forest Area Change
Bio-energy from Wood
Carbon Inventory
Forest Health
Air Quality
Bio-diversity
Wildlife Habitat
Forest Fuel Estimates
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Phase 3 Possible Future Actions???
• Re-evaluate of phase 3 measurements in terms of aligning with FIA/FS/partners mission areas and products or outputs provided.
• Move phase 3 indicators to phase 2 versions. National field guide 6.0 includes “lite” versions of DWM and understory vegetation.
The Three Phases of FIA
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Phase 1 Forest area estimates ~ based on remote imagery
Numbers of Plots Numbers of Variables
Phase 2Field data collection:
tree species, height, diameter, land use, etc
Phase 3Subset of P2, with additional
Variables: soil, ozone, etc
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Phase 3 Possible Future Actions???
• Re-evaluate of phase 3 measurements in terms of aligning with FIA/FS/partners mission areas and products or outputs provided.
• Move phase 3 indicators to phase 2 versions. National field guide 6.0 includes “lite” versions of DWM and understory vegetation. “More plots/less measurements”
• Move all/some of phase 3 measurements to core optional from core.
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Phase 3 Possible Future Actions???
• Re-evaluate of phase 3 measurements in terms of aligning with FIA/FS/partners mission areas and products or outputs provided.
• Re-evaluate the intensity plots of phase 3 measurements with collected – move phase 3 indicators to phase 2 versions. National field guide 6.0 includes “lite” versions of DWM and understory vegetation. “More plots/less measurements”
• Move all/some of phase 3 measurements to core optional from core.
• Some combination of all of the above.
Discussion and Questions
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