Simultaneous unbiased estimates of multiple downed wood attributes in perpendicular distance sampling
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چکیده
Perpendicular distance sampling (PDS) is a fast probability-proportional-to-size method for inventory of downed wood. However, previous development of PDS had limited the method to estimating only one variable (such as volume per hectare, or surface area per hectare) at a time. Here, we develop a general design-unbiased estimator for PDS. We then show how that estimator can be used to develop simple measurement protocols that allow simultaneous, unbiased estimation of multiple downed wood variables, including logs per hectare, length of logs per hectare, surface area or area coverage per hectare, and volume per hectare. Résumé : L’échantillonnage à distance perpendiculaire (EDP) est une méthode rapide pour faire l’inventaire du bois au sol dont la probabilité est proportionnelle à la dimension. Cependant, cette méthode d’EDP a jusqu’à maintenant été développée pour estimer une seule variable (telle que le volume à l’hectare ou la superficie à l’hectare) à la fois. Ici, nous développons un estimateur non biaisé et général pour l’EDP. Nous montrons ensuite comment cet estimateur peut être utilisé pour développer des protocoles simples de mesure qui permettent d’obtenir simultanément une estimation non biaisée de plusieurs variables du bois au sol, incluant le nombre de billes à l’hectare, la longueur des billes à l’hectare, la superficie ou la surface couverte à l’hectare et le volume à l’hectare. [Traduit par la Rédaction]
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