Large-scale regional or national forest inventories collect field data on sample plots systematically- or randomly-distributed, fully or partially covered by forests. This scientific note addresses differences between a prediction of a forest attribute per unit area that also considers land uses other than forest, and a prediction based only on the forested area of a sample plot. The former approach yields a mo...
Abstract: Different areas with vegetation in early stage of secondary succession in the Atlantic Rain Forest (Vale do Itajaí, Santa Catarina) were inventoried. The most abundant species and species diversity were evaluated for each sample plot. Structural parameters were calculated: density (N ha-1), basal area (BAha-1), diameter at breast height (DBH) and total height (Ht). In 0.96 ha of sampled area were regi...