Dry forest fuel load monitoring
- Type
- monitoring
Summary
Standard protocol for quantifying fuel loads in Hawaiian dry forest restoration sites. Supports fire behavior modeling and prescribed burn planning.
Record 40000000Updated 4/17/2026
Steps
- 01Establish 20m × 20m plot at pre-selected random point
- 02Measure 1hr, 10hr, 100hr fuels along two 15m transects (Brown's method)
- 03Photograph each subplot from cardinal directions
- 04Record canopy cover using spherical densiometer at plot center and corners
- 05Identify and estimate cover of all plant species present
- 06Upload data within 48h of field visit