HAVE YOU READ?

[Nguyen Hai Anh]

Obtain from your local library or from the sources provided. For a complete listing of publications from previous FIUs see home.att.net/~gklund/invpubs.html.
BIODIVERSITY

Bargeron, Charles T. et al. 2003. Invasive Plants of the Eastern United States: Identification and Control. See: www.invasive.org/eastern/
Collar, N. J. 2003. Beyond value: biodiversity and the freedom of the mind. Global Ecology and Biogeography 12(4):265- (Abstract) www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/j.1466-822X.2003.00034.x
Oudhi, Pankaj. Nd. Masor (Lens esculenta) as medicinal herb in Chhattisgarh, India. botanical.com/site/column_poudhia/181_masor.html
Oudhi, Pankaj. Nd. Medicinal herbs of Chhattisgarh, India having less known traditional uses XXVII. Sinduri (Mallotus philippensis, family Euphorbiaceae) botanical.com/site/column_poudhia/190_sinduri.html
CLASSIFICATION/MAPPING
Demombynes, Gabriel 2002. A Manual for the Poverty and Inequality Mapper Module. Revised Version: April. 12 p. (Document) econ.worldbank.org/files/21901_altmap_manual(April2002).pdf
Gamon, John A. et al. 1993. Functional Patterns in an annual Grassland during an AVIRIS Overflight. 25p. (Report) www.cstars.ucdavis.edu/papers/pdf/gamonetal1993a.pdf
CLIMATE CHANGE
UNDP N.d. Contribution to clarifying linkages between land degradation and the GEF focal areas: some guidelines for project design, implementation and monitoring. (Report) www.undp.org/gef/undp-gef_publications/publications/ land_degradation_guidelines.doc
INVENTORY/MONITORING
Kleinn, Christoph 2000. Tree resources outside the forest in Central America: a regional assessment approach based on remote sensing and field survey. Presented at the "Workshop on:Off-forest Tree Resources of Africa", 12-16 July, 1999, Arusha, Tanzania (April 15, 1999) www.forst.uni-freiburg.de/TROF/dokumente/ar_abstr.pdf
Parent, Dennis R.; Moore, James A. 2003. A stand volume equation for cruising small-diameter material. Journal of Forestry 101(5):5-6.
Xianxiang, You et al. 1990. Application assessment of multi-level Remote Sensing and multi source information in the investigation of forest resources. 3 p. (Article) www.gisdevelopment.net/aars/acrs/1990/P/pp0026.shtml
REMOTE SENSING/GIS
Baghdadi, N. et al. 2002. Retrieving surface roughness and soil moisture from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data using neural networks. Can. J. Remote Sensing 28(5):701-711. (Abstract). pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cjrs/m02-066.html
Bindlisha, Rajat; Barrosb, Ana P. 2001. Parameterization of vegetation backscatter in radar-based, soil moisture estimation. Remote Sensing of Environment 76:130-137. (Article) www.deas.harvard.edu/watergroup/papers/remotesensing01.pdf
McNairn, H. et al 1999. Extraction of Crop Information from RADARSAT-1 Imagery. Towards Digital Earth — Proceedings of the International Symposium on Digital Earth Science Press. 7 p. (Paper) 159.226.117.45/readingroom/Class-3/H.McNairn.doc
Shrestha, Dhruba Pikha 2002. Image transformatiom and geo-statistical techniques to enhance and map soil features: an application in assessing sedimentation problem in southern Nepal.7 p. (Paper) www.itc.nl/library/Papers/SHRESTHA.imag.ACRS.2002.pdf
Thomasson, J. Alex et al. 1999. Soil characterization for improved utilization of remote sensing in agriculture. Final report to Remote Sensing Technologies Center Mississippi State University. 35 p. (Report) www.rstc.msstate.edu/publications/99-01/rstcofr01-014.pdf
RESOURCE ANALYSIS/MODELING
Heydarian, Seyed Ahrmad. 1996. Assessment of Erosion in Mountain Regions. (Paper) www.gisdevelopment.net/aars/acrs/1996/ts10/ts10006pf.htm
Renschler, Chris S. et al. 2000. Strategies for implementing a multi-scale assessment tool for natural resource management: a geographical information science perspective. 4th International Conference on Integrating GIS and Environmental Modeling (GIS/EM4): Problems, Prospects and Research Needs. Banff, Alberta, Canada, September 2 - 8, 2000. GIS/EM4 No. 173. (Paper). www.colorado.edu/research/cires/banff/pubpapers/173/
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
Akinyemi, Felicia Olufunmilayo. 2001. A GIS database design for urban poverty management. International Conference on Spatial Information for Sustainable Development Nairobi, Kenya, 2–5 October 2001. 9 p. (Paper) www.ddl.org/figtree/pub/proceedings/nairobi/akinyemi-TS14-4.pdf
FAO 1996. Land Quality Indicators and Their Use in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development. Proceedings of the Workshop organized by the Land and Water Development Division FAO Agriculture Department and the Research, Extension and Training Division FAO Sustainable Development Department 25-26 January 1996 (Proceedings) www.fao.org/docrep/W4745E/w4745e00.htm#Contents
National Association of Conservation Districts. 2003. Assessing, Evaluating and Protecting America's Rangeland Resources. (Report) www.nacdnet.org/govtaff/issuepapers/Range.htm

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YOU'RE INVITED!
For a more complete listing of upcoming inventory and monitoring related meetings, see: home.att.net/~gklund/invmeet.html
nuf.boku.ac.at/
search.forestworld.com/events/events_frame.html
www.agnic.org/mtg/index.html
www.asprs.org/asprs/meetings/calendar.html
www.efi.fi/events/
www.etfrn.org/etfrn/resource/frames/agenda.html
www.fao.org/forestry/for/forc/free/education/courses.asp
www.iisd.ca/linkages/updates/forest.html
www.safnet.org/calendar/coned.htm
2-6 March 2004. The Species at Risk: Pathways to Recovery Conference. Victoria, B.C. Canada. Contact: Patrick Daigle, RPF: Fax: [phone]; [e-mail]; www.speciesatrisk2004.ca
4 March 2004. Quality hardwoods - what future. An international hardwoods improvement conference arranged by the Royal Forestry Society, the British & Irish Hardwoods Improvement Programme and the Royal Agricultural Society of England at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, UK. Details are on www.rase.org.uk/conferences.
17-19 March 2004. Wood Technology Clinic and Show. Portland, Oregon, USA. Contact: Kathy Porter: Fax: [phone]; [e-mail]
17-19 March 2004. World of Wood. Orlando, Florida USA. Contact: Fax: [phone]; [e-mail]; www.iwpawood.org/convention.html
26-29 March 2004. GDIN2004, the Sixth Annual Conference of the Global Disaster Information Network. Washington, DC. See: www.eis-africa.org/events_upcoming.
29 March - 1 April 2004. Human Dimensions of Family and Farm Forestry International Symposium. Pullman, Washington, USA. In collaboration with IUFRO Research Group 3.08.00: Email contact: [e-mail]. For more details URL: www.familyforestrysymposium.wsu.edu
29 March – 3 April 2004. AusTimber 2004. Albury, NSW Australia. Contact: www.austimber2004.com
31 March 2004. 17th Annual Global Forest Industry Conference. Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Contact: Angie Dosanjh, PricewaterhouseCoopers; [e-mail]
1-2 April 2004. The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc) Annual Student Meeting 2004. The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. For further details see www.rspsoc.org and click link on front page, or email: Ed Wallington, [e-mail]
20-22 June 2004. Western Forest Mensurationists Meeting. Kah-Nee-Ta Resort, Warm Springs, Oregon. USA. A call for papers is now open. See: www.westernforestry.org/wmens/

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WHILE SURFING THE WEB…INTERESTING LINKS
For a complete listing of links from previous FIUs see home.att.net/~gklund/invlinks.html.
ASTER's Satellite Image Gallery - asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/default.htm
Forest Management and Forest Dynamics Plots - www.ctfs.si.edu/main/management/pages/forecon.htm.
Overstory Home Page - International Journal for Agroforestry - www.agroforestry.net/overstory/index.html
SAR Soil Moisture Effort –Temporal Variation of Hydrology in the Alaskan Arctic. Arctic System Science, Land Atmosphere Ice Interactions Grant OPP-9814984. (Project) www.uaf.edu/water/projects/nsf1/sar.html
XLStatistics -Current version: 5.67 -Last updated: 19 April 2003 - www.deakin.edu.au/~rodneyc/XLSTATS.HTM

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