Title: Field sampling and data analysis methods for development of ecological land classifications: an application on the Manistee National Forest.

Author: Host, George E.; Ramm, Carl W.; Padley, Eunice A.; Pregitzer, Kurt S.; Hart, James B.; Cleland, David T.

Year: 1992

Publication: General Technical Report NC-162. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

Abstract: Presents technical documentation for development of an Ecological Classification System for the Manistee National Forest in northwest Lower Michigan, and suggests procedures applicable to other ecological land classification projects. Includes discussion of sampling design, field data collection, data summarization and analyses, development of classification units, and validation.