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Type: Fact Sheet / Brief / Bulletin
Author(s): Christina Restaino
Publication Date: 2018

This brief discusses and compares the two methods used to estimate historic tree densities of the Sierra Nevada. The study suggests that density estimates from distance-based estimators support the historical density estimates derived from timber inventories and reconstructions.

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Link to this document (395 KB; pdf)
Citation: Restaino, Christina. 2018. Using historical forest density estimates to inform management of contemporary Sierra Nevada forests – research brief for resource managers. California Fire Science Consortium. 2 p.

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Regions:
California
Keywords:
  • forest density
  • forest management
  • MHVD - mean harmonic Voronoi density
  • Sierra Nevada
  • tree density
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FRAMES Record Number: 56941