A new tool for power analysis of fixed plot data: Using simulations and mixed effects models to evaluate forest metrics
Miller KM and Mitchell BR. 2014. A new tool for power analysis of fixed plot data: Using simulations and mixed effects models to evaluate forest metrics. Ecosphere. 5(9):110
Since 2006, the National Park Service’s Northeast Temperate Network (NETN) has been monitoring forest health in 10 national park units in the northeastern U.S. using a protocol adapted from the U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis Program. To ensure current methods are appropriate for monitoring long-term trends in forest composition, structure and function, we performed a power analysis of key forest metrics using data collected in each park and covering two four-year survey cycles.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Miller, Kathryn; Mitchell, Brian
- Units
- NETN
- Keywords
- forest health, forest metrics, NETN, NPS
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Forest/Woodland Communities