Abstract

A review and evaluation is made of the use of statistical methods in forestry, and various refinements suggested. In general, the methods described belong to 3 categories - experimental design and sampling, sample surveys (e.g. resource surveys, pestand disease surveys) and modelling and simulation. Specific applications to genetics, taxonomy, ecology, ethology, mensuration, forest management and econometrics are discussed, and an expert system for some common situations in forestry research is described