Abstract
A set of simple linear regression models for predicting diameter at breast height (dbh) from crown diamter and a set of similar models for predicting crown diamter from dbh were developed for four species groups in Harding County, TN. Data were obtained from 557 trees measured during hte 1989 USDA Southern Forest Experiment Station survey of the forest of Tennessee, with supplemental aerial photographic observations. Estimates of individual tree crown diameter were obtained from ground measurements and from measurements made on 9 x 9 in. color aerial photographs (with nominal scale of 1:4,800) taken during the fall color season. In practice, users of aerial photographs can estimate dbh by measuring crown diameter, converting it to feet using the photo scale, and applying the appropriate equation. Similarly, crown diameter can be estimated from a ground measurement of dbh. This procedure may be useful in reducing the time required for field measurements. It may also be used to calculate crown diameters for datasets that include dbh but no direct measurement of crown attributes.
Titles contained within The Relationship of Diameter at Breast Height and Crown Diameter for Four Species Groups in Hardin County, Tennessee
Citation
Gering, Lawrence R.; May, Dennis M. 1995. The Relationship of Diameter at Breast Height and Crown Diameter for Four Species Groups in Hardin County, Tennessee. South. J. Appl. For. 19(4):177-181
