{"id":37,"date":"2019-10-14T13:06:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T20:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:44:47","slug":"forest-mensuration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/courses\/forest-mensuration\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecosystem Field Measurements"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tSOE 304: Ecosystem Field Measurements\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This course involves the following: measurement and analysis of forests, wildlife habitat, and rangelands using field equipment and spatial sampling techniques; development of employment skills in forestry, forest restoration, and wildlife management. By learning about various measurement techniques from the tree to the landscape, students will develop the quantitative reasoning and critical thinking skills necessary to address complex issues in ecology and the management of terrestrial ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Prerequisites:&nbsp;<\/b>SOE 204; SOE 300 or BIOLOGY 372 (or concurrent enrollment in either); SOE 301 (or concurrent enrollment)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Materials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Forest Mensuration Textbook (5th Edition) by Kershaw, J. A. K., M. J. Ducey, T. W. Beers, and B. Husch. 2016. Wiley Blackwell. Electronic version available for&nbsp;<strong>free<\/strong> through <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.wiley.com\/10.1002\/9781118902028\">WSU&#8217;s library.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spencer combination loggers and diameter tape (linear distance on one side and diameter on the other). I recommend: Model 590DC (English &#8211; 72&#8242; for linear distance and 120&#8243; for diameter)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compass (Silva Ranger compass)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Software<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Office 360 (for Microsoft Excel); this is available for free to WSU students\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vis.vetmed.wsu.edu\/online-tutorials\/office-365\/install-office-365\">Installation tips<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Syllabus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information regarding this course, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2472\/2023\/03\/Syllabus_SOE304_Meddens_220913.pdf\">syllabus.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":16861,"featured_media":0,"parent":345,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16861"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":647,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/647"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=37"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/meddenslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}