Table 1 in Forest Status Across Micronesia from an Assessment of Micronesia Challenge Terrestrial Measures and Forest Inventory and Analysis Data

<p>Table 1. List of Micronesia Challenge terrestrial measures, FIA data used, and analyses performed to describe each measure. BA is basal area. N/A = indicator uses different units.</p><table><tr><th><b>MC Terrestrial Measure</b></th><th><b>FIA Data Used</b></th><th><b>Area or # of Trees</b></th><th><b>% of Forest or % of Trees</b></th></tr><tr><th><i>Human disturbance</i></th><td>Disturbance (human and fire)</td><td>Acreage</td><td>% of Forest area</td></tr><tr><th><i>Species diversity</i></th><td>Tree species per plot</td><td>N/A</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><th></th><td>Dominant vascular plant species per plot</td><td>N/A</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><th></th><td>Tree species: relative dominance</td><td>Square feet per acre</td><td>BA/BA of All Trees</td></tr><tr><th></th><td>% Cover of understory species</td><td>Acreage</td><td>% of Forest Area</td></tr><tr><th><i>Forest structure</i></th><td>Tree DBH (diameter at breast height)</td><td># of Trees</td><td>% by DBH class</td></tr><tr><th></th><td>Tree height</td><td># of Trees</td><td>% by Height class</td></tr><tr><th></th><td>Basal area</td><td>Square feet per acre</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><th></th><td>Stem density (per plot and per acre)</td><td># of Trees per plot/acre</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><th><i>Invasive species</i></th><td>Tree species</td><td># of Trees</td><td>% of All trees</td></tr><tr><th></th><td>Invasive vegetation subplot cover</td><td>Acreage</td><td>% of Forest area</td></tr><tr><th><i>Forest cover</i></th><td>% Live canopy cover</td><td>Acreage</td><td>% of Forest area</td></tr><tr><th><i>Tree abundance</i></th><td>Tree species</td><td># of Trees</td><td>% of All trees</td></tr><tr><th></th><td>Tree rank order: endemics and invasives</td><td># of Trees</td><td>% of All trees</td></tr><tr><th><i>Mangrove stem density</i></th><td>Stem density (per acre)</td><td># of Trees per acre</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><th><i>Mangrove basal area</i></th><td>Basal area</td><td>Square feet per acre</td><td>Relative dominance</td></tr><tr><th><i>Forest community</i></th><td>Forest community</td><td>Acreage</td><td>% of Forest area</td></tr></table><p>Notes:</p>Published as part of <i>Dendy, Julian, U. S., Olaf Kuegler, Lehman U. S., Ashley D., Marquez, Wendolin Roseo & Fia, Mct, 2020, Forest Status Across Micronesia from an Assessment of Micronesia Challenge Terrestrial Measures and Forest Inventory and Analysis Data, pp. 5 in Micronesica 2020 (2)</i> on page 5, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/12118245">10.5281/zenodo.12118245</a>