Monitoring of Forest Fertilization

FFT is planning a monitoring protocol that

• is systematic - random
• accounts for growth prior to fertilization
• accounts for differences among BEC (biogeoclimatic) attributes
• requires an untreated area (either on the same polygon or on another polygon with the same BEC attributes)
• accounts for growth after fertilization
• has statistical rigor
• relies on many small samples (plots) rather than many large samples (plots)
• provides the first report in four but possibly three years
• has a relatively low cost per data plot

The details were developed by the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Northern British Columbia (see the documents below).