NPTEL : NOC:Forest Biometry (Biotechnology)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Mainak Das, Dr. Ankur Awadhiya


Lecture 1 - Introduction

Lecture 2 - Recap of formulae: area and volume

Lecture 3 - Recap of trigonometry

Lecture 4 - Measurment of central tendency and dispersion

Lecture 5 - Graphical presentation of data

Lecture 6 - Shape of a tree: Form and Taper

Lecture 7 - Metzgers theory

Lecture 8 - Form factor and form quotients

Lecture 9 - Taper equations

Lecture 10 - Making the cuts

Lecture 11 - Cross-section of a tree

Lecture 12 - Where to measure the diameter

Lecture 13 - Callipers - Usages and Issues

Lecture 14 - Tape: Usage and issue

Lecture 15 - Measurement of bark and growth rings

Lecture 16 - Tree height: Direct and indirect measurements

Lecture 17 - Method of similar triangles: Shadow and sticks

Lecture 18 - Distance measurements: foot, tape and rangefinder

Lecture 19 - Angular measurement

Lecture 20 - LIDAR

Lecture 21 - Canopy attributes - Part I

Lecture 22 - Canopy attributes - Part II

Lecture 23 - Canopy attributes - Part III

Lecture 24 - Canopy cover and closure

Lecture 25 - Photogrammetry

Lecture 26 - Basal area of a tree and stand

Lecture 27 - Stand basal area, crop diameter and crop age

Lecture 28 - Point sampling - I

Lecture 29 - Point sampling - II

Lecture 30 - Number density and sample calculations

Lecture 31 - Volume: Direct calculations through sections

Lecture 32 - The Quarter - girth formula

Lecture 33 - Volume computations in the field

Lecture 34 - Volume Table

Lecture 35 - Forest Sampling

Lecture 36 - Density and mass measurement

Lecture 37 - Normalized difference vegetation Index (NDVI)

Lecture 38 - Site quality

Lecture 39 - Recap - I

Lecture 40 - Recap - II