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1. Navigate through the list using the up down arrows on the keyboard press the number of the item you wish to navigate to or just use your mouse Check or uncheck the checkbox corresponding to the highlighted item by pressing the space bar once or left click on the item with your mouse Selecting Species from the Species List Box Either follow the steps for Selecting one item from the section Selecting Items in a List Or enter the first letter of the species you wish to select the use the up down arrow keys until the required species name is displayed 11 1 2 The Select Stand Window The image below shows the Select Stand Window Select Stand s Available Stands 67 NYM129Test2 Edit 71 NYM129 72 changename3 Delete a To select one stand Highlight it by left clicking on it with your mouse or by using the up down arrow keys on your keyboard To select multiple adjacent stands Select the first stand in the group as described above Then press Shift Up Down to select the remaining stands or drag the mouse across all stands to be selected To select mulitple stands that are not adjacent Select one stand as described above Then hold down the Ctrl key and select the remaining stands one by one using your mouse The Esc key on your keyboard returns you to the Main Window Edit Button CTRL E Opens the selected stand to view or edit only one stand may be opened for editing at any given time
2. Delete Button Delete Click Delete or use the Delete key on your keyboard to delete selected stands Warning This operation cannot be reversed or cancelled All selected stands will be permanently deleted from your database You will however be prompted for confirmation before the delete operation proceeds 12 1 3 Stand Manager Window If you are creating a new stand the next window after the Main Window is the Stand Manager Window However if you are opening an existing stand you will first need to select one in the Select Stand Window shown on the previous page The images below highlight the main parts of the Stand Manager Window Forest Compartment Compartment Stand Name Name Size Name Box Box Box Box Stand Manager Stand Charactenstics Cormpartment s Compartment Size Stand Name Monitoring Assessment Stand Position Diary Entry Fixed Point Transformation Plan a Associated 08 01 2004 LC amp BRE Una Information Tab Sheets Cancel Ok Button Button Esc Enter Forest Name Box Allows the name of the forest to be input displayed Compartment Name Box Allows the number or name of the compartment to be input displayed Compartment Size Box Allows the size of the compartment to be input displayed Note This value is not used in any calculations most of which are per hectare Stand Name Box Allows the unique stand name to be input displayed This is the name you see in the Select Stand Window af
3. 5 75 8 7 113 7 113 14 16 14 The calculated values use a large sample approximation giving E I approx n r 1 m and E B approx n r 1 1 p 1 where p is the proportion non zero The above results indicates that the approximation suggested is reasonable and that a suitable index would be J 100 B 1 This gives the following results r n Mean J J 50 50 5 100 101 100 25 50 5 50 49 58 10 50 5 20 20 26 5 50 5 10 9 14 75 75 8 100 100 100 50 75 8 67 66 71 25 75 8 33 33 39 10 75 8 13 13 16 5 75 8 7 6 8 The final column in the table above is when there is a random Poisson noise added to the plot counts The Index J is calculated as J 100 Var mean 1 mean 1 0 and can be viewed as a measure of percentage coverage A high value indicates an observation from a high proportion of plots while a low value indicates only a small number of plots contained non zero observations Note the proposed index is one over Lloyd s 1967 index of patchiness 61 We have arbitrarily set the following critical value for this index and the system gives the following messages depending on the value of J calculated J 0 20 poor message below 21 50 moderate message 2 below 50 OK message 3 below 1 A statistical test has been performed on the data and this shows that the distribution of sapling regeneration is distinctly clustered
4. Import Folder Box Displays the path to the destination folder you selected to export the data to List of Available Stands to Export Displays the names of all the stands you own in your local database Any all of these stands can be exported Run Export Button Alt E Exports all selected stands in the ist of available stands to export from your local database to the selected export folder Note that if a stand of the same name already exists in your database you will be asked if you wish to overwrite it If so that stand and all its related photograph and transformation files will be permanently deleted from your computer The selected stand data and files will then be imported Be very careful before overwriting stand data in this way as overwritten files cannot be restored Note that you do not have ownership of any stands you import and cannot therefore export that data You can view imported stand data using the FCIN45 Support Software 67 2 0 Using the File Share Utility 2 1 Running the File Share Utility Running the Software First run the FCIN45 Software Support Software by double clicking on the icon in the usual way You should now see the Main Window shown below Click on the File Share Utility button on the toolbar Or press CTRL F on your keyboard FCIN45 Support Software Demo File Edt Print Help File Share Utility Button The Main Window FCIN45 Support Software The File Share Utility welcome
5. 2 4 3 If the plots are permanent ensure that the plots are permanent checkbox is checked However this has no effect on the statistics performed in this version Plot data can then be added see 2 4 4 edited 2 4 5 or deleted see 2 4 6 To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as detailed in section 2 1 2 page 40 Any of the above information can subsequently be edited and the stand saved again Editing Viewing a Monitoring Assessment If a stand is not already open follow the instructions detailed in Section 2 2 page 41 Ensure that the Stand Manager Window is active in the main workspace Ensure that all stand level details have been completed and that the stand has been saved Click on the monitoring assessment tab sheet with your mouse or tab to the tab sheets control and use the right left arrows on the keyboard to select the monitoring assessment tab sheet if it has not already been selected Click on the edit monitoring assessment button or key in CTRL E Note that it is not possible to tab onto this button Select a monitoring assessment to edit by clicking on the relevant row in the grid of existing plots or navigating to it using the up down keys The Monitoring Assessment Window will be shown in the main workspace
6. Keyboard Shortcut CTRL V Help Menu Keyboard Shortcut Alt H About Displays the About Window detailing product name and version information Keyboard Shortcut CTRL A 1 1 3 Tool Buttons The tool buttons all have the same functionality as the menu options described in the previous section They are listed below 5 New CTRL N Creates a new record Load CTRL L Lists the available stands G Edit CTRL E Edits the selected record it Delete Delete Deletes the selected record from memory H Save CTRL S Saves the entire stand to the database lk Quit CTRL Q Quits the application Cut CTRL X Cuts selected text to the clipboard Copy CTRL C Copies selected text to the clipboard a Paste CTRL V Pastes selected text from the clipboard NI Print to Excel CTRL P Prints the current assessment to Excel Ww Print to Word CTRL W Prints the current assessment to Word About CTRL A Displays program information A Save Graph Chart to CTRL G Saves the graph or chart image currently File displayed by the Report form to a bitmap file File Share Utility CTRL F Loads the File Share Utility Selected users only 1 1 4 General Tips on Navigation and Using Lists Navigating Between Windows Esc Closes the current window and discards any changes made to it Enter Closes the current window and applies any changes made to it Note that with the exception of the Stand Manager Window these cha
7. The notation to use is 7 This means 7 saplings of maiden origin 3c This means 3 saplings of coppice origin 2c4 This means 6 saplings of which 2 are from coppice Total Saplings With Deer Damage Box This allows entry of the number of saplings recorded to show signs of deer damage The value entered must not be more than the value entered in the total saplings box Total Saplings With DBH gt 3cm Box This allows entry of the number of large saplings i e those with a DBH greater than or equal to 3cm The value entered must not be more than the value entered in the total saplings box Total Seedlings Box This allows entry of a total number of seedlings found within the plot Total Seedlings With Deer Damage Box This allows entry of the number of seedlings recorded to show signs of deer damage The value entered must not be more than the value entered in the total seedlings box OK Button Applies all changes made to the current species and closes the Monitoring Species Window Note that changes are not saved to the database until the Save button is used CTRL S Cancel Button Discards all changes made to the current species and closes the Monitoring Species Window 21 1 5 The Report Window The report facility is accessible via the Stand Manager Window using the report button see 1 4 1 Once data are input into the system the program can perform the following tasks A Calculate the number of trees per hectare grouped
8. More work will be done on this so that future versions of the program can give improved information For example at present the measure of skewness does not detect bi modal distributions Acknowledgements Dr Geoff Morgan Principal Statistician for Forest Research carried out the work described above 60 Appendix 2 Index of Clustering for Sapling and Seedling Data Several indices are available the basic index is the variance mean I V m which for a Poisson distribution should be 1 Since counts for a random distribution are Poisson values of V m greater than 1 indicates clustering David and Moore s index is D V m 1 and so is zero for a random distribution A third index is one over the estimate of the parameter k of the negative binomial distribution For this index the larger the value the greater the clustering The negative binomial distribution is commonly used to model clustered events The simple estimator for 1 k is D m B For a simple clustering model in which r out of n plots have the number of counts following a Poisson distribution and the remaining n r are zero the following results were obtained r n Mean I Simulated I Calc B Simulated B Cale 50 50 5 100 1 00 1 0 00 0 25 50 5 50 6 13 6 1 03 l 10 50 5 20 21 33 21 4 07 4 5 50 5 10 46 75 46 9 15 9 75 75 8 100 1 01 l 0 00 0 50 75 8 67 5 13 5 0 52 0 5 25 75 8 33 17 20 17 2 03 2 10 75 8 13 54 01 53 6 59 6
9. Step by Step Guide Many of the features described in this section have been already been introduced The objective of this part of the guide is to give detailed guidance that should be useful when first using the program 2 1 Creating New Stands and Saving Information 2 1 1 Creating a New Stand When information for a new area becomes available the first thing to do is to create a home for it in the system with a unique stand name Click on the File New menu option Alternatively click on the New button on the toolbar Or key in CTRL N The Stand Manager Window will appear in the main workspace Type the name of the forest where the stand is located into the forest name box Type the name of the compartment where the stand is located into the compartment name box Type the size of the compartment into the compartment size box Type a unique name for the stand into the stand name box This value is optional as a default stand name will be provided Click the Save button on the tool bar or CTRL S or click on the File Save menu option to save the new stand and keep the window open Or to save the stand and close the window click the OK button or press Enter on the keyboard Or to discard all changes and close the window click on the cancel button or press the escape key Esc For more details on the Stand Manager Window please refer to section 1 3 1 page 13 HINT To move from one edit box to the other without using t
10. This is a normal pattern of development for regeneration and means there are areas of the stand where saplings are more common than others This should be taken into account when specifying stand interventions and guidance on this can be found in Forestry Commission Information Note 40 2 A statistical test has been performed on the data and this shows that the distribution of sapling regeneration is clustered This is a normal pattern of development for regeneration and means there are areas of the stand where saplings are more common than others This should be taken into account when specifying stand interventions and guidance on this can be found in Forestry Commission Information Note 40 3 A statistical test has been performed on the data and this shows that the distribution of sapling regeneration is reasonably even This should be taken into account when specifying stand interventions and guidance on this can be found in Forestry Commission Information Note 40 Acknowledgements Dr Geoff Morgan Principal Statistician for Forest Research carried out the work described above 62 Appendix 3 National Reference System of Great Britain Most forest managers in Britain are familiar with eight figure grid references such as ST365124 Under the National reference system of Great Britain the same grid reference is 33651124 To convert one to the other l
11. 22 32 1 7 2 7 1 HOL 48 68 3 15 3 33 4 Willow 11 16 1 4 1 0 0 TOTAL 1889 359 100 481 100 852 100 symbols are 95 confidence intervals 50 Table 4 Seedlings Species Number ha JL 141 65 SP 15 23 WH 30 31 GF 1514 BI 181 123 SS 26 32 ROW 22 19 OK 52 40 HOL 15 17 TOTAL 496 158 of total 28 3 6 3 36 5 4 10 3 100 deer damaged 16 symbols are 95 confidence intervals Table 5 Vegetation Vegetation class 1 Grasses 2 Bramble 3 Ferns bracken 4 Other herbaceous and broadleaved 5 Woody shrub 6 Bare 7 Leaf and or needle litter 8 Mosses 9 Other specified Mean 38 5 11 34 1 0 6 31 0 Min 10 5 10 10 5 10 10 10 0 symbols are 95 confidence intervals 51 2 6 Saving an Image from the Report Window to File Open a stand for editing as described in section 2 2 Select the Monitoring Assessment Tab Sheet and select the assessment you require by highlighting it in the list Click on the Report button Select either number and size of trees per hectare diameter distribution or vegetation type depending on the image you require To save the image either Right click on the image and then left click the save as image box Click the Save Graph or Chart to File Button on the tool bar Press CTRL G Then select the name and location you want to save to using the save as window Example images are shown
12. Look up the two letter code in the table below and note the corresponding number code 2 The first number is placed in front of the first set of three numbers 3 The second number is placed in front of the second set of three numbers 4 For example ST 31 3 is placed in front of 365 and 1 is placed in front of 124 to give 33651124 Letter code Number code Letter code Number code TR 61 ND 39 TM 62 SX 20 TG 63 SS 21 TV 50 SN 22 TQ 51 SH 23 TL 52 SC 24 TF 53 NX 25 SZ 40 NS 26 SU 41 NN 27 SP 42 NH 28 SK 43 NC 29 SE 44 SW 10 NZ 45 SM 12 NU 46 NR 16 NK 48 NM 17 SY 30 NG 18 ST 31 NB 19 SO 32 SJ 33 SD 34 NY 35 NT 36 NO 37 NJ 38 For more information see http www ordnancesurvey co uk oswebsite freefun nationalgrid nghelp2 html 63 Appendix 4 1 0 2 0 File Share Utility User Manual Contents The User Interface 1 1 Welcome Screen 1 2 Import Screen 1 3 Export Screen Using the File Share Utility 2 1 Running the File Share Utility 2 2 Importing Monitoring Data 2 3 Exporting Monitoring Data 64 65 65 66 67 68 68 69 70 1 0 The User Interface 1 1 Welcome Screen This is the first screen you will see when you first run the File Share Utility FCIN45 File Share Utility Tab Sheets to rw Import Expo other Screens Welcome to the FCIN45 File Share Facility Version 1 0 Welcome Pane This system allows you to share monitoring information with selected colleagues W
13. Monitoring Assessment List Lists existing monitoring assessments for the selected stand Note that before attempting to edit delete or report a monitoring assessment must be selected A record may be selected by either clicking on it once with the mouse or tabbing to the list and then using the up down arrows on the keyboard until the relevant record is highlighted in blue New Monitoring Assessment Button CTRL N Opens a blank Monitoring Assessment Window see 1 4 2 page 16 Edit Monitoring Assessment Button CTRL E Opens a Monitoring Assessment Window see 1 4 2 page 16 showing the details of the selected record Delete Monitoring Assessment Button Delete Deletes the currently selected Monitoring Assessment BEWARE a lot of data can be lost this way However you will be prompted for confirmation before the delete operation proceeds Note The selected monitoring assessment is deleted from memory However this change can be cancelled provided that it has not been saved to the database using the Save Button CTRL S Monitoring Assessment Report Button CTRL R Opens the Report Window see 1 5 page 22 Once data is entered this is the most useful facility in the system it produces data summaries performs statistical analysis if required and all tables and figures produced can be exported to Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word see 2 2 page 41 for inclusion in reports 15 1 4 2 The Monitoring Assessment Window The Monit
14. Plots from a Monitoring Assessment e Ensure that the Monitoring Assessment Window is active in the main workspace For more details on this window please refer to page 16 section 1 4 2 e If not follow the instructions in section 2 4 2 page 43 to open the monitoring assessment from which you wish to delete one or more plots e Ensure that all details of the monitoring assessment are complete see section 2 1 4 e Select a plot to delete by clicking on the relevant row in the grid of existing plots or by navigating to it using the up down arrows on your keyboard e Click on the Delete Plot Button or press the Delete key Note that you cannot tab onto this button e The deleted plot will be removed from the list of plots in the grid of existing plots e To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter e To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc e To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated in section 2 1 2 2 4 7 Adding Species to a Monitoring Plot e Ensure that the Monitoring Plot Window is active in the main workspace e If not follow the instructions in section 2 4 5 to open the plot you wish to add species data to e The Monitoring Plot Window should now be showing For more details on this window please refer to section 1 4 3 page 18 e Click on the New Species Button or press CTRL N e The Monitoring Spe
15. be easier to interpret if the same component has been recorded over the whole area Vegetation Description Please enter a description of the vegetation Cancel New Species Button CTRL N Opens a blank Monitoring Species Window see 1 4 4 page 20 Edit Species Button CTRL E Opens a Monitoring Species Window see 1 4 4 page 20 showing the details of the selected record Delete species button Delete Deletes the selected species Note The selected species is deleted from memory However this change can be cancelled provided that it has not been saved to the database using the Save button CTRL S OK button Enter Applies all changes made to the current plot and closes the Monitoring Plot Window Note that changes are not saved to the database until the Save button is used CTRL S Cancel button Esc Discards all changes made to the monitoring plot and closes the Monitoring Plot Window 19 1 4 4 The Monitoring Species Window The Monitoring Species Window is used to add data on number and size of trees saplings and seedlings for each individual species in each plot or to edit these data The image below highlights the main parts of the screen Available hath Tou eo Li ltl ae Species ric aplings ox s gt 3cm yi With Box Deer Damage Box Monitoring Species Window Species Information Trees DBHs gt 7em Saplings and any new trees Total Number With deer damage No DBH
16. below Figure 1 Diameter distribution 220 200 o o D o b o is 60 Number of trees per hectare 40 20 66 09 Brl OOL B6L OSL 6 tz 000z 662 0S7 Bre OOF 66E OSE Str OOF 6 6r OSr 6s 00S DBH cm Figure 2 Vegetation Cover Pie chart showing mean 52 3 0 3 1 3 1 1 Inputting and Editing Ancillary Monitoring Information Working with Diary Entries Adding Diary Entries Open a stand as described in section 2 2 The Stand Manager Window will now be displayed Please refer to section 1 3 page 13 for more information on this window Click on the Diary Entry Tab Sheet or use Tab to navigate to the tab sheets and then use your right arrow key to switch to the Diary Entry Tab Sheet Click on the New Diary Entry Button The Diary Entry Window will appear in the main workspace Please see section 1 6 3 page 35 for more information on this window Enter the diary entry date into the Entry Date Box using the calendar facility Type the diary entry into the diary entry area To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated in section 2 1 2 Editing and Viewing Diary Entries Open a stand as described in section 2 2 The Stand Manager Wi
17. could input data via a number of specialised user interfaces including hand held data capture devices All data are stored in database files Program Outputs A Microsoft Excel 97 workbook of summary tables and figures that are seen on screen while using the software A Word document summary of the selected stand assessment Structure of the User Guide The document has been split into three parts 1 Understanding the User Interface page 7 This section provides a short tour around the various interfaces and gives a brief description of the purpose of the on screen components It is recommended that this section is read before attempting to use the system 2 Step by Step Guide page 40 This section gives specific instructions on how to perform standard tasks 3 Appendices page 60 These contain more detailed information on the statistical tests used in the software and the National referencing system of Great Britain Appendix 4 is a guide for the File Share Utility that will only be distributed to selected users only Installing the program Insert the FCIN45 Installation CD into your CD drive Click on the Start Menu Click on the Run option Type lt drive gt setup exe where lt drive gt is the letter corresponding to your CD drive Press the OK button Follow all on screen instructions Restart your PC following completion Running the program Click on the Start Menu Click on All Programs Programs depe
18. deleted in this way it cannot be restored If you click No the stand will not be overwritten An egg timer will appear on screen while the data is being imported Once the import operation is complete you will see the following message box to confirm that there were no errors Information i The standis you selected were successfully imported 69 2 3 Exporting Monitoring Data Open the File Share Utility you should now see the Welcome Screen For more information on this screen Navigate to the Export Screen Create a folder on your d drive make sure you remember the name Select all the stands you want to export from the List of Available Stands to Export Please refer to section 1 1 4 General Tips on Navigation and Using Lists in the FCIN45 Software Support User Manual if you need instruction on selecting information from a list Click the Run Export button or press Alt E An egg timer will be displayed on screen while the data is copied to the export folder Once the operation has completed successfully you will see the following confirmation message Information i The stand s you selected were successfully exported to D test If you wish to email the newly exported files to someone first zip up the folder then email it in the normal way 70
19. information as described in section 2 4 10 until satisfied that all data has been entered To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated in section 2 1 2 page 40 Editing Viewing a Monitoring Plot Ensure that the Monitoring Assessment Window is active in the main workspace If not follow the instructions in section 2 4 2 page 43 to open the monitoring assessment whose plot data you wish to edit Ensure that all details of the monitoring assessment are complete see section 2 1 4 Select a plot to edit by clicking on the relevant row in the grid of existing plots or navigating to it using the up down keys Click on the Edit Plot Button or press CTRL E The Monitoring Plot Window will be shown in the main workspace Add edit and delete species measurements and vegetation data as required See sections 2 4 7 to 2 4 11 For more details on the Monitoring Plot Window please refer to page 18 section 1 4 3 To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter 44 To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated in section 2 1 2 2 4 6 Deleting
20. of stands contained by the selected import folder Run Import Button Alt I Imports all selected stands from the selected import folder into your local database Note that if a stand of the same name already exists in your database you will be asked if you wish to overwrite it If so that stand and all its related photograph and transformation files will be permanently deleted from your computer The selected stand data and files will then be imported Be very careful before overwriting stand data in this way Note that you do not have ownership of any stands you import and cannot therefore export that data You can view imported stand data using the FCIN45 Support Software 66 1 3 Export Screen FCIN45 File Share Utility Welcome Import I n Where would you like to export the selected stands to Select Export Select Folder Selected Export Folder Button Folder Box Please select the stands you wish to export from the list below Available Stands 71 NYM129 z 72 Test Stand List of Available Stands to Export Hun Export Run Export Button Select Export Folder Button Alt S Allows you to specify the destination folder you would like to export the monitoring data to using a standard windows dialog If a folder does not already exist it will allow you to create one with the name and at the location you specify This is the folder that you will later give to the colleague you wish to share your monitoring data with
21. screen will now be displayed in the main workspace See above for more details on this screen 68 2 2 Importing Monitoring Data To import a zipped directory received by email floppy disk Save it to your d drive and unzip it Open the File Share Utility and navigate to the Import Screen Click on the Select Import Folder button on the Import Screen Or press CTRL S on your keyboard When the Windows dialog appears on screen use it to select the unzipped folder Note that you should select the parent folder only Don t try to select any of the folders or files it contains The names of the stands this folder contains should now appear in the List of Available Stands to Import Select the names of the stands you wish to import from the List of Available Stands to Import Please refer to section 1 1 4 General Tips on Navigation and Using Lists in the FCIN45 Software Support User Manual if you need instruction on selecting information from a list Click the Run Import button or press CTRL I If your database contains a stand of the same name you will be prompted whether or not you want to overwrite this information with the information you are now importing See below Warning Do you want to overwrite it i Test Stand already exists in your local database Be very careful If you click Yes the stand of the same name in your database will be deleted and the new information will then be imported Once a stand has been
22. the area in hectares of each plot for monitoring saplings to be specified and displayed The box should only be filled in if the plot area for saplings and seedlings was different to that for trees see paragraphs 23 25 of FCIN4S5 Plots Are Permanent Checkbox The procedure described in FCIN45 allows permanent or temporary plots to be installed However this tick box has no influence on the statistics carried out in this version of the program but indicates that in future versions this may be changed Grid of Existing Plots Lists existing plot records Before attempting to edit or delete plots an existing record must be selected To select a plot either use the up down arrows on your keyboard to select any line of the plot or click on any line of the plot using your mouse The selected line will then be highlighted in blue When the window first opens the first plot is always selected by default New Plot Button CTRL N Opens a blank Monitoring Plot Window see 1 4 3 page 18 Edit Plot Button CTRL E Opens a Monitoring Plot Window see 1 4 3 page 18 showing the details of the selected record highlighted in the grid of existing plots If no plot has been selected you will be prompted to select a plot before attempting to edit one Delete Plot Button Delete Deletes the currently selected plot If no plot has been selected you will be prompted to select a plot before attempting to delete one Note The selected plot is del
23. to determine the shape of the diameter distribution The test is described in more detail in Appendix 1 page 60 Summary Dianweter distribution e D Salat sumyy ype FC Huria and sae of bees per hootse Bacal ares pet hectare Oismeter ditibution Sapling mgeerdin Seedings 1 3m heizh M Vegetation ppe Dp ors Dipy albores 2 decimsiploces Show taiit tert moas clare BBs 3 8 Number of trees per he 3 o D o Grt 00t 66i Oss Statistical Result k stateticel test has been periorned on the cata and the thoeer 65 thewed Le there are a lange number of mmal bees 2 moderate unites of returns sed bees and slow number of beige and wep Wage beet The should be taken nmioaccoul when pecyn thand rtervertions and gadance on thir can be found in Fossip Commmnon Intcensdon Note 40 B E amp a b gt kad o D z E g t amp i b w i CEH cm 27 1 5 4 Number of Saplings per Hectare This screen is shown below is for the stand Wykeham 5307 Summary Sapling regeneration Select parras type Ophore Nunter and size of bees per hectare Oliphey ai tures to p 3 decimal places Barsi cea pet hectare ey Diariet datibution I Show splits by Frane Coppice H ahed Dthet G Saplingmeomrerstion Seeding c 3mheighi x ibe ee imena This is the same data but with 95 confidence intervals for each species Summary Sapling regeneration Select p
24. to open See how in the Select Stand Window section page 12 Click on the Edit button to edit the stand Or press CTRL E Note that only one stand may be opened for editing at any given time You will now see the Stand Manager Window Edit the details in this window as you see fit However please note that the stand name cannot be changed once a stand has been saved to the database For instructions on editing monitoring assessments or ancillary information please refer to the dedicated sections Don t forget to save your changes regularly Deleting One or More Stands To delete one or more existing stands follow the instructions below Click on the File Load menu option or Alt F followed by CTRL L Alternatively click on the Load button on the toolbar Or key in CTRL L The Select Stand Window will appear in the main workspace showing a list of available stands See below 41 2 4 2 4 1 Select Stand s Available Stands 67 NYM129Test2 Edit 71 NYM129 72 changename3 Delete o For more details on the Select Stand Window please refer to section 1 2 page 12 Select the names of all stands you wish to delete Click on the Delete button to delete these stands or press the delete key Warning Be very careful before deleting any data at this level This delete operation will delete all stand information from the database and all related photograph and transformation files from the ded
25. Display all figures to 2 2 decimal places asal area per hectare zi Diameter distribution I Show splits by Frame Coppice Marked Other Sapling regeneration C Seedlings lt 1 3m height C Vegetation type 4 Number and size of trees per hectare BB NORWAY SPRUCE E oak Speci Large V Large Eo 7 24cm 25 39cm 40 55cm 55 cm NORWAY SPRUCE 0 01 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 02 0 01 0 00 0 00 70 00 20 00 10 00 0 00 a Size class and species composition Select Summary Table Summary Summary Table Graph Graph Type List split bar 22 Select Summary Type List Allows a Report type to be selected from a pre determined list Each one of these is considered separately in sections 1 5 1 to 1 5 6 Summary Table Displays tabular data from the requested Report Summary Graph Displays graphical data from the requested Report Display To Decimal Places Box Allows the number of decimal places displayed in the Report table to be specified Display All Splits Box Allows all results to be displayed in terms of the number of frame coppice and marked trees Table Graph split bar Allows the space occupied by the Report table to be adjusted to suit the user s requirements Esc Closes the Report Window or the Statistics Window if it is being displayed 23 1 5 1 Number and Size of Trees The image below shows a dataset with the number of decimals set at zero and intr
26. For more details on this window please refer to section 1 4 2 page 16 You can edit the assessment details from here Please refer to the appropriate sections if you also wish to edit plots sections 2 4 4 to 2 4 6 vegetation sections 2 4 10 and species sections 2 4 7 to 2 4 9 data To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as detailed in section 2 1 2 page 40 Deleting a Monitoring Assessment If a stand is not already open follow the instructions detailed in Section 2 2 page 41 The Stand Manager Window should now be open For more details on this window please refer to section 1 3 page 13 Click on the monitoring assessment tab sheet or tab to the tab sheets control and use the right left arrows on the keyboard to select the monitoring assessment tab sheet if it has not already been selected Tab to the existing monitoring assessments list and select the assessment you wish to delete using the up down arrows on the keyboard Or just click on the monitoring assessment you wish to delete using your mouse Click on the delete monitoring assessment button or press the Delete key Note you cannot tab onto this button If you select to delete monitoring data you will be asked to confirm this by the screen below BEWARE you can
27. H can specify the DBH of a marked tree for example to be removed in a thinning e g 30m means that there is 1 marked tree with a DBH of 30 Type the tree height into the tree height box optional Type the total number of saplings into the total saplings box see HINT below Type the total number of saplings with deer damage by into the total saplings with deer damage box Type the total number of saplings with DBH greater than or equal to 3cm into the total saplings with DBH greater than 3cm box Type the total number of seedlings into the total seedlings box Type the total number of seedlings with deer damage into the total seedlings with deer damage box To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated in section 2 1 2 To apply all changes click on the OK Button HINT Typing the letter c after the number of saplings seedlings can specify the total number of coppice saplings seedlings e g 8c means that there are 8 coppice saplings seedlings However if there are 41 saplings in total eight of which are coppice and have been damaged by deer then you must enter the value 8c33 in the total saplings box This will then allow for a value of 8c to be entered into the saplings with deer damage box Failure to foll
28. Northing box Type the Easting co ordinate of the fixed point into the Easting box Type the Bearing of the fixed point into the Bearing box Add see 2 7 2 4 view 2 7 2 5 or delete 2 7 2 6 photos until satisfied To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated in section 2 1 2 Editing Fixed Points Open a stand as described in section 2 2 page 41 The Stand Manager Window will now be displayed Please refer to section 1 3 page 13 for more information on this window Click on the Fixed Point Tab Sheet or use Tab to navigate to the tab sheets and then use your right arrow key to switch to the Fixed Point Tab Sheet Select the fixed point you wish to edit by clicking on the record in the Existing Fixed Point List or by highlighting the desired fixed point in blue using the up down arrows on the keyboard Click the Edit Fixed Point button or press CTRL E on your keyboard This will open the Fixed Point Window where you can edit the fixed point Make all necessary changes To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand a
29. Software to support Forestry Commission Information Note 45 Monitoring the Transformation of Even aged Stands to Continuous Cover Management User Manual Gary Kerr and Dan Johnson with help and support from Geoff Morgan Una McEvoy Victoria Stokes and Anna Brown August 2004 Forestry Commission Research Agency Alice Holt Lodge Wrecclesham Farnham Surrey GU10 4LH Tel 01420 22255 e mail gary kerr forestry gsi gov uk Contents Background and Introduction Program Input Program Outputs Structure of the User Guide Installing the Program Running the Program Help and Advice 1 0 2 0 Understanding the User Interface 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 Main Window 1 1 1 Main Workspace 1 1 2 Menu Options 1 1 3 Tool Buttons 1 1 4 General Tips on Navigation and Using Lists Select Stand Window The Stand Manager Window 1 3 1 Tab Sheets in the Stand Manager Window Windows Relating to Monitoring Assessments 1 4 1 The Monitoring Assessment Tab Sheet 1 4 2 The Monitoring Assessment Window 1 4 3 The Monitoring Plot Window 1 4 4 The Monitoring Species Window The Report Window 1 5 1 Number and Size of Trees 1 5 2 Basal Area per Hectare 1 5 3 Diameter Distribution 1 5 4 Number of Saplings per Hectare 1 5 5 Number of Seedlings per Hectare 1 5 6 Vegetation Type Windows Relating to Ancillary Monitoring Information 1 6 1 The Stand Position Tab Sheet 1 6 2 The Diary Entry Tab Sheet 1 6 3
30. The Diary Entry Window 1 6 4 The Fixed Point Tab Sheet 1 6 5 The Fixed Point Window 1 6 6 The Image Window 1 6 7 The Transformation Plan Tab Sheet Step by Step Guide 2 1 Creating New Stands and Saving Information 2 1 1 Creating a New Stand 2 1 2 Saving Stand Details to the Database Page No DANNnnrnst f Ea 2 2 2 3 2 4 Opening and Editing an Existing Stand Deleting One or More Stands Inputting and Editing Monitoring Assessments 2 4 1 Adding a New Monitoring Assessment 2 4 2 Editing Viewing an Existing Monitoring Assessment 2 4 3 Deleting Existing Monitoring Assessments 2 4 4 Adding Plots to a Monitoring Assessment 2 4 5 Editing Viewing a Monitoring Plot 2 4 6 Deleting Plots from a Monitoring Assessment 2 4 7 Adding Species to a Monitoring Plot 2 4 8 Editing Viewing a Monitoring Species 2 4 9 Deleting Species from a Monitoring Plot 2 4 10 Amending Vegetation Cover Data for a Monitoring Plot 2 5 Output of Monitoring Data to Microsoft Excel 97 and Word 97 2 5 1 Example Output of Tables and Figures 2 6 Saving an image from the report window to File 3 0 Inputting and Editing Ancillary Monitoring Information 3 1 3 2 3 3 References Appendices Working with Diary Entries 3 1 1 Adding Diary Entries 3 1 2 Editing and Viewing Diary Entries 3 1 3 Deleting Diary Entries Working with Fixed Points and Fixed Point Photographs 3 2 1 Adding Fixed Points 3 2 2 Editing Fixed Points 3 2 3 D
31. added and existing transformation plans to be deleted However this version of the program does not allow a Microsoft Word document to be edited from within the system and the new updated version to be saved This will be incorporated in a future version The image below highlights the main parts of the tab sheet Stand Manager M Stand Characteristics Forest Compartment s Compartment Size Stand Name pm Monitoring Assessment Stand Position Diary Entry Fixed Point Transformation Plan New Delete Existing Transformation Transformation Transformation Plan Plan Plan Button Button List CTRL N Delete Existing Transformation Plan List Lists existing transformation plans Before attempting to delete a transformation plan an existing record must be selected A record may be selected by either clicking on it once with the mouse or tabbing to the list and then using the up down arrows on the keyboard until the relevant record is highlighted in blue New Transformation Plan Button CTRL N Allows a new transformation plan to be added to the list Delete Transformation Plan Button Delete Deletes the currently selected transformation plan Note The selected transformation plan is deleted from memory However this change can be cancelled provided that it has not been saved to the database using the Save button CTRL S The transformation plan document is not deleted from the computer until this stage 39 2 0
32. alance Using the value of 3 also means that less than 10 of samples of size 75 taken from a normal distribution would be effected by the winsorization Table X Cut point Stourhead Contaminated Normal 2 22 0 3 79 3 4 86 12 5 90 20 The actual skewness measure used in the program S is hence the coefficient of skewness calculated from winsorized data with a cut point of 3 that is then standardised by dividing by an approximate standard error given by V 6n n 1 n 2 n 1 n 3 For values of S lt 2 the distribution is described as symmetric and the program gives a message A statistical test has been performed on the data and this shows it is symmetric That is there are a low moderate number of small trees a large number of medium sized trees and a low moderate number of large and very large trees This should be taken into account when specifying stand interventions and guidance on this can be found in Forestry Commission Information Note 40 For values of S gt 2 the distribution is described as skewed and the program gives a message A statistical test has been performed on the data and this shows it is skewed That is there are a large number of small trees a moderate number of medium sized trees and a low 59 number of large and very large trees This should be taken into account when specifying stand interventions and guidance on this can be found in Forestry Commission Information Note 40 9
33. anray type Options C Nunta and size of bees per hectare 0 3 reed Bassi uea pet hectare Ah el ae ee Diereter crtibution I Show spits by Framne Coppice H aked Othei G Sapling sagmerstion P C Seedeg c1 3m heizh W Show S6 confidence terval Show statitiosl test souks 28 This is also the same data showing the result of the statistical test on the sapling distribution This test is explained in greater detail in Appendix 2 page 62 Summary Sapling regeneration Saizen yy Options Number and sine of bees per hectare 7a C Batal wea per hector Display attguesto 0 deoms places F Olametet diiibuion 1 Show soha by Frane Conpice Marked Other Siping regeneration T Show X confidence marval Seedinge 1 3m height c ABS Show atetcal text eas 852152 ae Statistical Result 253 133 chatetcal tect hae been pertormed on the cats and the shores that the dutibuton of sapling lepenerstion n resconably even 199 253 makaroni haaien paea er rieri swi on the can be found in Forney 63257 Cormesion Infomstion Mote 40 2i 268 Weis The screen below shows the use of the split facility for the stand Rushmore 8 Summary Sapling regeneration Select parras type Options C Nunta and size of beet per hectare Display si Soures to JE decimal places C Bass uea pu hectare T Show splits by Frane Coppice Haked Othei r Seediegs 1 3m hegi Deer Dareoged of total DOH gt Som of total Coppice Coppe
34. bed as Other you will be prompted to enter a description for this vegetation type Input Box e To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter e To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc e To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated in section 2 1 2 e Continue to enter all plot data checking as you go the collected data with that shown in the grid of existing plots 47 2 5 Output of Monitoring Data to Microsoft Excel 97 and Word 97 Any table and many of the figures produced by the report facility can be exported to Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word to be used in reports and or presentations It is also possible to export all the monitoring data form the Monitoring Assessment Window to a spreadsheet to facilitate data entry checks To export one of the tables from the report facility to Excel e Open a stand for editing as described in section 2 2 e Select the Monitoring Assessment Tab Sheet and select the assessment you require by highlighting it in the list Click on the Report button The Report Window will be displayed Select one of the six summaries you require Select decimal places splits 95 confidence intervals as appropriate To export the table to Excel click on the Print to Excel button on the tool bar or press CTRL P or use the Print Print to Excel menu option Mic
35. by species and size class B Calculate the basal area per hectare by species C Show a diameter distribution and perform a statistical test to determine its general shape D Calculate the number of saplings per hectare grouped by species deer damage and size and perform a statistical test to determine distribution E Calculate the number of seedlings per hectare grouped by species and deer damage and perform a statistical test to determine distribution F Calculate the minimum mean and maximum for each component of vegetation cover Note For all of the above the number of decimal places can be varied between 0 and 2 For A B and D there is a split facility which allows data to be divided into frame coppice other For A D and E 95 confidence intervals can be calculated to indicate the precision of the estimate of the mean Report Outputs Fach individual table generated in the Report Window can be printed to an Excel spreadsheet for use in written reports using the Print to Excel button CTRL P on the toolbar The entire report can be printed to a Word document using the Print to Word button on the toolbar CTRL W The images of diameter distribution and vegetation cover can also be saved as images for inclusion in reports using the Save Graph or Chart to File button on the toolbar CTRL G The image below highlights the main parts of the Report Window Summary Number and size of trees per hectare Options
36. cies Window will be shown in the main workspace For more details on this window please refer to section 1 4 4 page 20 e Select the species from the available species list e Type each DBH measurement into the DBH grid e Moving between cells in the DBH Grid Press the right arrow key to move right and press the left arrow key to move left e The right or left arrow key must also be pressed after each new value is entered to commit the data to memory e Use the Tab key to move between the other controls within the window and enter all other details as required For further information on species data please refer to section 1 4 4 page 20 The Monitoring Species Window e To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter e To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc e To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated in section 2 1 2 NOTATION HINTS Typing a number into each cell will denote the DBH of a tree that is neither frame coppice or marked Typing the letter f after the tree s DBH can specify the DBH of a frame tree e g 23f means that there is 1 frame tree with a DBH of 23 Typing the letter c after the tree s DBH can specify the DBH of a coppice tree e g 46c means that there is 1 tree of coppice origin with a DBH of 46 45 Typing the letter m after the tree s DB
37. d or deleted The image below highlights the main parts of the tab sheet Stand Manager Stand Characteristics Forest Compartment s Compartment Size Stand Name EE ee eee Monitoring Assessment Stand Position Diary Entry Fixed Point Transformation Plan E Edit if Delete X Cancel New Edit Delete Existing Diary Diary Diary Diary Entry Entry Entry Entry Button Button Button List CTRL N CTRL E Delete Existing Diary Entry List Lists existing diary entries Before attempting to edit or delete diary entries an existing record must be selected A record may be selected by either clicking on it once with the mouse or tabbing to the list and then using the up down arrows on the keyboard until the relevant record is highlighted in blue New Diary Entry Button CTRL N Opens a blank Diary Entry Window where a new diary entry can be created See below Edit Diary Entry Button CTRL E Opens a Diary Entry Window see below showing the details of the selected record Delete Diary Entry Button Delete Deletes the currently selected diary entry Note The selected diary entry is deleted from memory However this change can be cancelled provided that it has not been saved to the database using the Save button CTRL S 34 1 6 3 The Diary Entry Window The Diary Entry Window is used to add new or edit existing diary entries The image below highlights the main parts of the screen Diary Entry for Selected Sta
38. d woodlands Forestry Commission Aberystwyth Huber P J 1981 Robust statistics John Wiley amp Sons New York Kerr G Mason W Boswell R and Pommerening A 2002 Monitoring the transformation of even aged stands to continuous cover in Britain Forestry Commission Information Note 45 Forestry Commission Edinburgh Kerr G Mason B Boswell R 2003 A sampling system to monitor the transformation from even aged stands to continuous cover Forestry 76 4 425 435 Lloyd M 1967 Mean crowding Journal of Animal Ecology 36 1 30 Mason B Kerr G and Simpson J 1999 What is continuous cover forestry Forestry Commission Information Note 29 Forestry Commission Edinburgh Mason B and Kerr G 2001 Transforming even aged conifer stands to continuous cover management Forestry Commission Information Note 40 Forestry Commission Edinburgh 58 Appendix 1 Skewness in the Diameter Distribution Data l 2 Using diameter distribution data from the study described by Kerr et al 2003 several robust measures of skewness were considered The Stourhead data from this study has what is classically referred to as a reverse j distribution however a number of the measures of skewness did not detect this because the skewness is heavily influenced by the three largest values One robust method that did detect skewness in this dataset and others was to calculate the coefficient of skewness from semi Winso
39. e Coppice Coppice 9 29 1 5 5 Number of Seedlings Per Hectare This screen is shown below for the stand Wykeham 5307 Summary Seedlings lt 1 3 height Select panmap type Options C Nunta and size of bees per hectare al I 0 3 ered Bass sea pet hectare Se a e our Diareeter datibution r C Sapling segererstion F Show S6 confidence interval Show taitosi test souts This is the same data but with 95 confidence intervals for each species Summary Seedlings lt 1 3m height Select parry type Options C Nunta and size of bees per hectare al to 10 reed Bars sea pat hectare fob el ee ee Diareeter ceitibution r Sapling ssgeerstiion A eS jc Son height nd nena tanto s 30 This is also the same data showing the result of the statistical test on the seedling distribution the test is the same one as with saplings and is explained in greater detail in Appendix 2 page 62 Summary Seedlings lt 1 3n height 31 1 5 6 Vegetation Type The image below shows the vegetation data for Wykeham 5307 Summary Vegetation type Select paewresy type Opora C Nune and sine of bee per hectare Ohpley at to j0 decimal Pass eee pet hectare ee paes C Dirieie catibution Sapingmgmerdin C Seedrgt 1 mheil S Negatation ype Vegetation cise 3 Fens bracken Other heerbsceour and bsoaderred 3 Othe spected Note that the Figure can be saved as an
40. elcome Pane Details utility version information welcomes the user and describes what the utility is to be used for Tab Sheets to other Screens These tab sheets allow you to navigate between the three screens the welcome screen the import screen and the export screen To navigate between these three either click on the tab sheet you require using your mouse or tab to the tab sheets and use the left right arrow keys on your keyboard Esc Closes the File Share Utility screens and returns you to the Main Window of the FCIN45 Support Software 65 1 2 Import Screen This is the screen you will work with when you need to import monitoring data into your database from someone else s FCIN45 File Share Utility Welcome y Export Where do you want to import the files from Select rt Folder Button pesos Import Folder Box Please select the stands you wish to import from the list below Available Stands List of Available Stands to Import Run Import Run Import Button Select Import Folder Button Alt S Allows you to specify the source folder you would like to import the monitoring data from using a standard windows dialog This will be the folder that your colleague has given you Note that you should select the parent folder not one of the sub folders Import Folder Box Displays the path to the folder you selected to import the data from List of Available Stands to Import Displays the names
41. elete one or more species 46 e Select a species to delete by using your mouse to click on it or by tabbing to the species list and then navigating to the species you want using the up down keys e Click on the Delete Species Button or press the Delete key Note that you cannot tab onto this button The deleted species will be removed from the list of species in the species list To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated in section 2 1 2 2 4 10 Amending Vegetation Cover Data for a Monitoring Plot e Ensure that the Monitoring Plot Window is active in the main workspace For more details on this window please refer to section 1 4 3 page 18 e Ifthe window is not already open follow the instructions in section 2 4 2 page 43 to open the monitoring plot to which you want to add the vegetation data e Follow the instructions in section 1 4 3 page 19 to select the vegetation type you want and check uncheck it e If you have checked a vegetation type the input box shown below will appear Please enter the percentage of cover Do not include a percentage sign in the value you enter Click on the OK Button to use the percentage of cover specified or click the Cancel Button e If you have checked the vegetation type descri
42. eleting Fixed Points 3 2 4 Adding Photographs 3 2 5 Viewing Photographs 3 2 6 Deleting Photographs Working with Transformation Plans 3 3 1 Adding Transformation Plans 3 3 2 Deleting Transformation Plans Appendix 1 Skewness in the diameter distribution Appendix 2 Index for clustering for saplings and seedlings Appendix 3 National reference system of Great Britain Appendix 4 File Share Utility User Manual Background and Introduction Since the early 1980s continuous cover forestry CCF has featured increasingly in discussions about the future management of British forests Mason et al 1999 For example The UK Forestry Standard Forestry Commission 1998 requires managers to identify areas which are or will be managed under a continuous cover forestry system and build them into the forest design In addition Woodlands for Wales Forestry Commission 2001 commits the Forestry Commission to convert at least half state owned woodlands in Wales to continuous cover over the next 20 years Guidance on silvicultural options for transformation of an even aged stand to continuous cover is given in Forestry Commission Information Note 40 Mason and Kerr 2001 This focussed attention on the fact that a prerequisite for the successful adoption of CCF is a commitment to a more flexible adaptive approach to stand management based on an understanding of woodland development over time in a given location As a further developm
43. ent and in response to the requirements of forest managers a system of sampling to monitor the process of transformation has been developed and is described in Forestry Commission Information Note 45 Kerr et al 2002 The main skill of transformation is manipulating the current stand in such a way that a successor stand is initiated and then developed with time Following from this the system of sampling aims to i to quantify the basal area diameter distribution and species composition of a stand and ii assess existing regeneration and using information on browsing impacts and vegetation produce information on the possible receptivity of the site to further regeneration To further support forest managers who use this monitoring system we have developed this software The program aims to provide a convenient method of processing the data into a format that will help understand what is happening in the stand this can then be used as a basis to plan future silvicultural interventions The opportunity has also been taken to allow other information concerning the transformation of an area to be recorded alongside the monitoring data Hence the system allows the transformation plan diary notes fixed point photographs and information on stand location to be stored Supported operating systems include Windows NT 2000 XP Program Input At present the system uses data that have been entered directly into the system However future versions
44. eted from memory However this change can be cancelled provided that it has not been saved to the database using the Save button CTRL S OK Button Enter Applies all changes made to the monitoring assessment and closes the Monitoring Assessment Window Note that changes are not saved to the database until the Save button is used CTRL S Cancel Button Esc Discards all changes made to the monitoring assessment and closes the Monitoring Assessment Window 17 1 4 3 The Monitoring Plot Window The Monitoring Plot Window is used to add new plot data or edit existing plot data The image below highlights the main parts of the screen Species Vegetation List Check List Monitoring Plot Window Plot Information Enter plot number Species in this plot 1 Grasses 2 Bramble 3 Feins bracken Other hearbaceous and broadleaved 5 Woody shrub 6 Bare 7 Leaf and or needle litter 8 Mosses 3 Other specified it Delete New Edit Delete Cancel Ok Species Species Species Button Button Button Button Button Esc Enter CTR N CTR E Delete In this window the species list and vegetation check list are independent The species list displays all species for which data exists in this plot The vegetation check list allows cover for each component of the groups of vegetation to be entered and accords with those in Appendix 2 of FCIN45 Note that the percentage value entered for each vegetation
45. graph Button or press CTRL N Using the standard Windows dialog select the file you wish to add Acceptable formats include bitmap and jpegs Press the OK Button to continue or press the Cancel Button When prompted enter a description for the file Add Description Please add a description for the photo my first fixed point photo cancel Press the OK Button to continue or press the Cancel Button If a photograph with the same name already exists then you will be asked if you wish to overwrite the existing file Press the Yes button to overwrite the existing file or press the No Button to cancel the operation To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated in section 2 1 2 Please note that once you have overwritten a file the original file cannot be restored Be very careful which files you overwrite If you wish to use both files first rename the new file outside the program Then try to add it again 55 3 2 5 Viewing Photographs Ensure that the Fixed Point Window is active If not open the fixed point with the photograph you wish to view by following the instructions in section 2 7 2 2 For more information on the Fixed Point Window please refer to section 1 6 5 page 37 Select the photograph you
46. gt 3cm 0 Seedlings Number estimate With deer damage 0 A Seedlings Saplings Seedlings Cancel Ok Number Total With Button Button Box Humber Deer Esc Enter Damage Box A quick way to move between the boxes on this sheet is to use the TAB key Available Species List Allows the selection of one species name from a pre determined list Enter the first letter of the species or use the up down arrows to navigate through the list DBH Grid Allows up to 25 tree DBH measurements to be entered displayed Either use your mouse to click into a cell and then enter the data or tab into the grid and enter the data Press the right arrow on the keyboard to commit each new entry The right left arrow keys can also be used to navigate through the grid The DBH can be suffixed with f frame tree c coppice tree and m marked tree e g 10f 25m or 20 43c This allows different classes of trees to be shown separately in some of the Report Window functions described in section 1 5 Height Box This can be used to record height measurements but they are not used in any calculations see paragraphs 26 and 27 of FCIN45 Total Saplings Box This allows the total number of saplings found within the plot to be entered displayed The number of saplings in this and the next two boxes can be divided into saplings of maiden origin or of coppice origin This allows the two to be shown separately in the Report function described in section 1 5
47. he mouse click on the TAB key Holding the SHIFT key whilst doing this will move control to the previous edit box 2 1 2 Saving Stand Details to the Database Whenever data is being input into the system it is good practice to save your work every 5 10 minutes as shown below You can do this at any time from anywhere within the system as long as a Stand is currently open Click on the File Save menu option Alternatively click on the Save Button on the tool bar Or press CTRL S on your keyboard The following message will appear on screen when the stand details have been successfully saved Information Stand saved i Note The system will only save any changes made since the last save Where no changes have been made you may not see the above message 40 2 2 Opening and Editing an Existing Stand To open an existing stand whether you want to view or edit the information or create Word or Excel reports follow the instructions below 2 3 Click on the File Load menu option or Alt F followed by CTRL L Alternatively click on the Load button on the toolbar Or key in CTRL L The Select Stand Window will appear in the main workspace showing a list of available stands See below Select Stand s Available Stands 67 NYM129Test2 Edit 71 NYM129 72 changename3 Delete a For more details on the Select Stand Window please refer to section 1 2 page 12 Select the name of the stand you wish
48. highlighting the desired entry in blue using the up down arrows on the keyboard 53 3 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 Click on the Delete Diary Entry Button or press the Delete key NOTE you will not be asked to confirm this action However you can cancel the delete operation provided you have not since saved the stand to the database To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated in section 2 1 2 Working with Fixed Points and Fixed Point Photographs Adding Fixed Points Open a stand as described in section 2 2 page 41 The Stand Manager Window will now be displayed Please refer to section 1 3 page 13 for more information on this window Click on the Fixed Point Tab Sheet or use Tab to navigate to the tab sheets and then use your right arrow key to switch to the Fixed Point Tab Sheet Select the fixed point you wish to edit by clicking on the relevant record in the Existing Fixed Point List or by highlighting the desired entry in blue using the up down arrows on the keyboard Click on the New Fixed Point Button or press CTRL N The Fixed Point Window will now be displayed in the main workspace For more details on this window please refer to section 1 6 5 page 37 Type the Northing co ordinate of the fixed point into the
49. icated archive on your computer This delete operation is irreversible and cannot be cancelled You will be prompted to confirm you wish to delete all selected stands before the delete operation proceeds Inputting and Editing Monitoring Assessments and Related Information Adding a New Monitoring Assessment Once a stand has been created monitoring data can be entered into the system If you need to open an existing stand please refer to section 2 2 page 41 The Stand Manager Window should now be open Click on the monitoring assessment tab sheet with your mouse or tab to the tab sheets control and use the right left arrows on the keyboard to select the monitoring assessment tab sheet if it has not already been selected Click on the new monitoring assessment button or key in CTRL N Note that it is not possible to tab onto this button The Monitoring Assessment Window should now be active in the main workspace For more details on the Monitoring Assessment Window please refer to section 1 4 2 page 16 Use the diary facility to enter the date at which the assessments were carried out into the assessment date box Type the plot area into the plot area box Type the distance between plots into the distance between plots box Type the name of the assessors into the assessors box If the plot area for monitoring saplings is different from the plot area type the value into the plot area for saplings box 42 2 4 2
50. image by right clicking on the image or using the Save Graph or Chart to File button on the tool bar CTRL G Summary Vegetation type Select pamm type Opora m Nunta and size of bee per hectare Display sl toures to 0 S decima pisces C Pars uea pet hectare C Diereeter dihibur C Sapling segererstion Seediegs 1 30 hegi amp Negtation yp Vegetation clare 3 Fens bracken Other heerbaceour and beoediewwed 9 Other seed 32 1 6 Windows Relating to Ancillary Monitoring Information 1 6 1 The Stand Position Tab Sheet The stand position tab sheet allows entry of Easting and Northing co ordinate values for the position of the stand The system is the National reference system for Great Britain i e four figure Eastings and four figure Northings see Appendix 3 page 64 The image below highlights the main parts of the tab sheet Stand Manager Stand Characteristics Forest Compartment s Compartment Size Stand Name EE ee ee eee Monitoring Assessment Stand Position Diary Entry Fixed Point Transformation Plan Stand Position Northing Easting 000000 oo0000 X Cancel y OK Northing Easting Box Box Easting Box Allows the Easting co ordinate of the stand to be specified Northing Box Allows the Northing co ordinate of the stand to be specified 33 1 6 2 The Diary Entry Tab Sheet The diary entry tab sheet allows diary information to be added and existing entries to be edite
51. in section 2 1 2 This will delete the photograph information from the database and delete the photograph file from the computer Working with Transformation Plans Adding Transformation Plans Open a stand as described in section 2 2 page 41 The Stand Manager Window will now be displayed Please refer to section 1 3 page 13 for more information on this window Click on the Transformation Plan Tab Sheet or use Tab to navigate to the tab sheets and then use your right arrow key to switch to the Transformation Plan Tab Sheet Click on the New Transformation Plan Button or press CTRL N Using the standard Windows dialog select the file you wish to add Click the OK Button or press Enter to continue Alternatively click the Cance Button or press Esc to cancel If a transformation plan with the same name already exists then you will be asked if you want to overwrite this file or not Press the Yes Button to overwrite the file or press the No Button to cancel your changes When the file is added to the program it is copied from its current location to the reserved Transformation Plan directory To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc 56 3 3 2 To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated in section 2 1 2 page 40 Please note that once you have ove
52. llows entry display of the bearing in degrees of the photograph s aspect Existing Photograph List Lists photographs at this fixed point Before attempting to view or delete photographs an existing record must be selected A record may be selected by either clicking on it once with the mouse or 37 tabbing to the list and then using the up down arrows on the keyboard until the relevant record is highlighted in blue New Photograph Button CTRL N Facilitates the addition of a new photograph Open Photograph Button CTRL 0O Displays the selected photograph Delete photograph button Delete Deletes the selected photograph Note The selected photograph is deleted from memory However this change can be cancelled provided that it has not been saved to the database using the Save button CTRL S The photograph file is not deleted from the computer until this stage OK Button Applies all changes made to the fixed point and closes the Fixed Point Window Note that changes are not saved to the database until the Save button is used CTRL S Cancel Button Discards all changes made to the fixed point 1 6 6 The Image Window The Image Window is displayed when the Open Photograph button is clicked or the user presses CTRL O It displays the selected photograph To close this window press Esc on the keyboard 38 1 6 7 The Transformation Plan Tab Sheet The transformation plan tab sheet allows new transformation plans to be
53. lose a lot of data if you get this wrong 43 Confirm p 4re you sure you want to delete this information However the delete operation can be cancelled provided the stand has not since been saved as detailed in Section 2 1 2 page 40 You can cancel all changes since the last save by pressing Esc or clicking Cancel on the Stand Manager Window To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated in section 2 1 2 page 40 HINT To move from one edit box to the other without using the mouse click on the TAB key Holding the SHIFT key whilst doing this will move control to the previous edit box 2 4 4 24 5 Adding Plots to a Monitoring Assessment Ensure that the Monitoring Assessment Window is active in the main workspace If not follow the instructions in section 2 4 2 page 43 to open the monitoring assessment you want to add the new plot data to Ensure that all details of the monitoring assessment are complete see section 2 1 4 Click on the New Plot Button or press CTRL N Note that you cannot tab onto this button The Monitoring Plot Window will be shown in the main workspace For more details on this window please refer to section 1 4 3 page 18 Add species as described in section 2 4 7 and add vegetation cover
54. lpful hints 1 1 1 Main Workspace This is where all Windows will be displayed 1 1 2 Menu Options File Menu Keyboard Shortcut Alt F New Clicking this menu option will create a new stand Keyboard Shortcut CTRL N Load Displays a list of existing stands in the Select Stand Window Keyboard Shortcut CTRL L Edit Opens the selected record for editing Keyboard Shortcut CTRL E Delete Deletes the selected record Keyboard Shortcut Delete Save Clicking this menu option will save the current stand and all associated information Keyboard Shortcut CTRL S Quit Exits the program Keyboard Shortcut CTRL Q Edit Menu Keyboard Shortcut Alt E Cut Copies selected text to the clipboard and removes it from the selected control Keyboard Shortcut CTRL X Copy Copies selected text to the clipboard Keyboard Shortcut CTRL C Paste Pastes the contents of the clipboard into the selected control Keyboard Shortcut CTRL V Print Menu Keyboard Shortcut Alt P Print To Excel Prints all the selected assessment to an Excel spreadsheet If used from the Monitoring Information Window it will copy the plot data If used from the Report Window it will copy the selected table details Keyboard Shortcut CTRL P Print To Word Prints a summary report of the selected stand to a Word document Only operable from the Report Window Keyboard Shortcut CTRL C Paste Pastes the contents of the clipboard into the selected control
55. n the grid of existing plots e Click on the Print to Excel Button on the toolbar or press CTRL P or use the Print Print to Excel menu option e Microsoft Excel will appear on screen while the monitoring data is written to a spreadsheet 48 e Use Excel to perform any further operations on the spreadsheet Make sure to save the workbook before closing Excel e The Monitoring Assessment Window will be active in the main workspace e To close the window press Esc Examples of the type of output that can be generated are shown on the next couple of pages for the stand Wykeham 5307 used in much of section 1 5 49 2 5 1 Example output of Tables and Figures for Wykeham 5307 Table 1 Number and size of trees Species Small Medium Large V Large TOTAL 7 24cm 25 39cm 40 55cm 55 cm BI 15 0 0 0 15 20 HOL 4 0 0 0 4 7 JL 300 41 56 0 404 140 OK 15 0 0 0 19 18 ROW 11 0 0 0 11 16 SP 19 59 19 0 104 34 SS 4 0 0 0 4 7 TOTAL 367 146 100 36 742429 0 0 559 133 68 18 14 0 100 symbols are 95 confidence intervals Table 2 Basal area Species Basal area m ha JL 16 3 62 SP 9 4 35 8 Bl 0 1 0 4 SS 0 0 ROW 0 1 0 4 OK 0 4 1 5 HOL 0 0 TOTAL 26 3 100 Table 3 Saplings Species Number ha of total Deer of total DBH gt of total Damaged 3cm JL 1248 363 66 270 56 489 57 SP 85 152 5 59 12 41 5 WH 41 37 2 19 4 33 4 BI 256 140 14 63 13 163 19 SS 115 54 6 7 2 52 6 ROW 63 57 3 37 8 33 4 OK
56. nd Date Of Entry fY 24 09 2003 X Cancel v OK Entry date Diary Cancel OK button box entry text button area Entry date box Allows the date at which the diary entry was made to be entered using a calendar Diary Entry Text Area Allows the details of the diary entry to be entered OK Button Applies all changes made to the diary entry and closes the Diary Entry Window Note that changes are not saved to the database until the Save button is used CTRL S Cancel Button Discards all changes made to the current diary entry and closes the Diary Entry Window 35 1 6 4 The Fixed Point Tab Sheet The fixed point tab sheet allows fixed point photographs to be added edited or deleted and their position recorded The image below highlights the main parts of the tab sheet Stand Manager Stand Characteristics Forest Compartment s Compartment Size Stand Name EE eee eee Monitoring Assessment Stand Position Diary Entry Fixed Point Transformation Plan Bearing Easting Northing X Cancel New Edit Delete Existing Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Point Point Point Point Button Button Button List CTRL N CTRL E Delete Existing Fixed Point List Lists existing fixed points Before attempting to edit or delete fixed points an existing record must be selected A record may be selected by either clicking on it once with the mouse or tabbing to the list and then using the up down arrows on the keyboard until the rele
57. nding on your operating system Highlight the FCIN45 folder Click on the FCIN45 application shortcut Help and advice We hope you find this software useful and welcome feedback on it and any observations and experience you have of continuous cover forestry in Britain Gary Kerr or Victoria Stokes Bill Mason or Colin Edwards Alice Holt Lodge Northern Research Station Farnham Roslin Tel 01420 22255 Tel 0131 445 2176 gary kerr forestry gsi gov uk bill mason forestry gsi gov uk victoria stokes forestry gsi gov uk colin edwards forestry gsi gov uk 1 0 Understanding the User Interface The user interface can be divided into six main parts The Main Window see 1 1 which gives access to most of the generic functions of the program The Select Stand Window see 1 2 which allows stands to be selected for viewing or deletion The Stand Manager Window see 1 3 which sets up stand to hold monitoring data Windows Relating to Monitoring Assessments see 1 4 The Report Window see 1 5 Windows Relating to Ancillary Monitoring Information see 1 6 such as fixed point photographs transformation plans stand position and diary entries Throughout the guide a window is denoted using underline e g Main Window and elements of each window are italicised e g main workspace 1 1 Main Window When the program runs the first window to show is the Main Window as shown below FCIN45 Support Software Demo Main Workspace He
58. ndow will now be displayed Please refer to section 1 3 page 13 for more information on this window Click on the Diary Entry Tab Sheet or use Tab to navigate to the tab sheets and then use your right arrow key to switch to the Diary Entry Tab Sheet Select the diary entry you wish to edit by clicking on the record in the Existing Diary List or by highlighting the desired entry in blue using the up down arrows on the keyboard Click on the Edit Diary Entry Button or press CTRL E The Diary Entry Window will appear in the main workspace Please see section 1 6 3 page 35 for more information on this window Edit the diary date by changing the date in the calendar facility Edit the diary entry by typing into the diary entry area To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated in section 2 1 2 Deleting Diary Entries Open a stand as described in section 2 1 3 The Stand Manager Window will now be displayed Please refer to section 1 3 page 13 for more information on this window Click on the Diary Entry Tab Sheet or use Tab to navigate to the tab sheets and then use your right arrow key to switch to the Diary Entry Tab Sheet Select the diary entry you wish to edit by clicking on the record in the Existing Diary List or by
59. nges are not saved to the database until the stand is saved Navigation Within a Window Tab Moves to the next control within a window Note that it is not possible to tab onto the buttons However they all have keyboard shortcuts which can be used instead of the mouse Shift Tab Moves to the previous control within a window Right Arrow Moves to the next cell in the DBH grid and commits the value entered in the current cell Moves between menus Moves to the next tab sheet Left Arrow Moves to the previous cell in the DBH grid and commits the value entered in the current cell Moves between menus Moves to the previous tab sheet Up Arrow Moves to the previous item in a list Down Arrow Moves to the next item in a list Selecting Items in a List 1 Selecting one item Highlight the item by left clicking on it with your mouse Or use the up down arrow keys on your keyboard until the item you want is highlighted in blue Selecting Multiple adjacent items Select the first item in the group as described above Either press Shift Up Down to select the remaining items Or drag the mouse across all items to be selected Selecting Multiple Items that are not Adjacent Select one item as described above Hold down the Ctrl key and select the remaining stands one by one using your mouse 10 Note Not all lists facilitate multiple selection Selecting Vegetation Types in the Vegetation Check List
60. oduces a stand Wykeham 5307 that will be used to display most of the functions available in the Report Window Summary Number and size of irees per hectare Select narrar row Option Display afl gresio fO decinsl places I Show solts by FramevCopsice Matk edi ther F Show SX confidence terval V Lage ESen Number ond sine of Pees per hectare a 3a wW 309 209 250 2 220 200 g zo ooo ooooo m f k 2 w 2 RE If the show 95 confidence interval box is checked then the Report table changes as shown below the confidence intervals are added to the total number for each species and each size class Summary Number and size of trees per hectare Select sumnay ype Option Number and sins of beer per hectare Di a fo al A Basal oes pet hectare emir IP S pisi Diereter diitibutien F Show splits by Frarse Coppee Naked Diha Sapling sosneration f Seofirgt 1 3re height Show iis Vegetation ype Mutia and ace of lrees per hectare w x 30 200 280 2 D 200 mw 3 20 180 S ia S10 Zi 400 a 60 oy 9 TOTAL 72146 109 3 74229 a LE nm 24 Summary Number and size of trees per hectare Select pamm type Options Munter and size of bees per hectave Olicley alicurea to 0 decinel places C Bass uea pet hectare O Diariein ctibution fv Show spits by Frare Coppce H aked Othe C Sapling sgererstion Seediege c1 arn hear Mirrie and ove of tree
61. oring Assessment Window is used to add new or edit existing data An Excel report containing all the data in the Grid of Existing Plots can also be created from within this window using CTRL P or the Print to Excel Button on the toolbar The image below highlights the main parts of the screen Plot Plot Distance Assessment Plots Assessors Area Area Between Date Are Box Box For Plots Box Permanent Saplings Box Check Box Box Monitoring Assessment Winilow Forest rushenpee Compartment 0 Date 16 07 2004 Plot area 156 00 Distance between plots 12 0 Assessors fada Plot area for saplings Plots are permanent Trees Trees Trees Trees Trees DBH DBH DBH DBH DBH gt 7cm gt 7cm gt 7em f gt 7em gt 7em F Different New Edit Delete Grid Cancel OK Phi Phi Phi of Button Button Button Button Buton E xisting Esc nter CIRL N CTRL E Delete Plots Assessment Date Box Displays the assessment date and facilitates its input using a calendar Plot Area Box Allows the area in hectares of each plot to be specified and displayed Distance Between Plots Box Allows the distance in metres between each plot to be specified This is S as described in paragraph 19 of FCIN45 however please note this is a record of S and it is not used in any calculations Assessors Box Allows the name or initials of the assessor s to be specified and displayed 16 Plot Area for Saplings Box Allows
62. ow this convention will result in a program error 2 4 8 2 4 9 Edit and delete species measurements until completely satisfied Editing Viewing a Monitoring Species Ensure that the Monitoring Plot Window is active in the main workspace For more information on this window please refer to section 1 4 3 page 18 If the window is not already open follow the instructions in section 2 4 2 page 43 to open the monitoring plot whose species data you wish to edit Select a species to edit by using your mouse to click on it or by tabbing to the species list and then navigating to the species you want using the up down keys Click on the Edit Species Button or press CTRL E Note that you cannot tab onto this button The Monitoring Species Window will be shown in the main workspace For more details on this window please refer to section 1 4 4 page 20 To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated in section 2 1 2 Deleting Species from a Monitoring Plot Ensure that the Monitoring Plot Window is active in the main workspace For more details on this window please refer to 1 4 3 page 18 If the window is not already open follow the instructions in section 2 4 2 page 43 to open the monitoring plot from which you wish to d
63. rized data see Barnett and Lewis 1995 i e to replace any value above a certain cut point with the cut point The cut point was calculated as the median plus three times a robust estimate of the standard deviation The robust estimate of the standard deviation was calculated from the median absolute deviation i e median absolute value data median and then multiplied by a correction factor of 1 483 to convert it to the standard deviation from a Normal distribution The correction factor of 1 483 is calculated as 1 0 75 point of a Normal distribution 0 67449 see Huber 1981 The multiplier for the cut point was chosen so as to have a high probability of detecting skewness while at the same time be unlikely to give false positives in the presence of outliers in the data Random samples of size 75 were generated for the Stourhead data and the proportion of them that were significant for a range of cut points is shown in Table X In addition the percentage of significant samples was investigated when generated form a contaminated Normal distribution The contaminated distributions were generated by adding outliers to Normal distributions observations were selected with a probability of 0 05 and then multiplied by 10 A useful cut point would therefore have a high significant rate for the Stourhead samples and a low significant rate for the contaminated normal samples From Table X the cut point multiplier of 3 seems to give a reasonable b
64. rosoft Excel will appear on screen while the monitoring data is written to a spreadsheet e Use Excel to perform any further operations on the spreadsheet eg formatting printing saving Make sure you save the workbook before closing Excel e The Report Window will be active in the main workspace e To close the window press Esc To export all of the tables from the report facility to Word e Open a stand for editing as described in section 2 2 e Select the Monitoring Assessment Tab Sheet and select the assessment you require by highlighting it in the list e Click on the Report button e Select decimal places splits 95 confidence intervals as appropriate e To export the tables to Word click on the Print to Word button on the tool bar or press CTRL W or use the Print Print to Word menu option e Microsoft Word will appear on screen while the monitoring data is written to a spreadsheet e Use Word to perform any further operations on the output document eg Formatting printing saving Make sure you save the document before quitting Word e The Report Window will be active in the main workspace e To close the window press Esc To export all monitoring data to Excel e Open a stand for editing as described in section 2 4 e Select a monitoring assessment from the list and click the Edit Monitoring Data Button or press CTRL E e The Monitoring Assessment Window will now be displayed Existing plot data will be displayed i
65. rwritten a file the original file cannot be restored Be very careful which files you overwrite If you wish to use both files first rename the new file outside the program Then try to add it again Deleting Transformation Plans Open a stand as described in section 2 2 page 41 Click on the Transformation Plan Tab Sheet or use Tab to navigate to the tab sheets and then use your right arrow key to switch to the Diary Entry Tab Sheet Select the transformation plan you wish to delete by clicking on the record in the Existing Transformation Plan List or by highlighting the desired plan in blue using the up down arrows on the keyboard To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter Note This will save all changes to the database as we are in the Stand Manager Window To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated in section 2 1 page 40 Note that the delete operation may be reversed and the transformation plan file restored provided that the stand has not since been saved 57 References Barnett V and Lewis T 1995 Outliers in Statistical Data John Wiley New York 3 Edition Forestry Commission 1998 The UK Forestry Standard Forestry Commission Edinburgh 74pp Forestry Commission 2001 Woodlands for Wales the National Assembly for Wales strategy for trees an
66. s demonstrated in section 2 1 2 page 40 54 3 2 3 3 2 4 Deleting Fixed Points Open a stand as described in section 2 2 page 41 The Stand Manager Window will now be displayed Please refer to section 1 3 page 13 for more information on this window Click on the Fixed Point Tab Sheet or use the tab key to navigate to the tab sheets and then use your right arrow key to switch to the Fixed Point Tab Sheet Select the fixed point you wish to delete by clicking on the record in the Existing Fixed Point List or by highlighting the desired fixed point in blue using the up down arrows on the keyboard Press the Delete Fixed Point button or press the delete key on your keyboard This will delete the fixed point and all corresponding photographs To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated in section 2 1 2 page 40 Adding Photographs Ensure that the Fixed Point Window is active If not open the fixed point you wish to add the photograph to by following the instructions in section 2 6 2 2 If the fixed point does not yet exist you must first create it by following the instructions in section 2 6 2 1 For more information on the Fixed Point Window please refer to section 1 6 5 page 37 Click on the New Photo
67. t per hectare OTHER ALLOW Number of trees Sine class and species composition Using another set of data for a stand Rushmore 8 where frame trees were recorded the effect of ticking the show splits box can be seen The number of frame and other trees are shown for each combination of species size class Note that the Figure can be saved as an image by right clicking on the image or using the Save Graph or Chart to File button on the tool bar CTRL G 25 1 5 2 Basal Area per Hectare The screen below shows the basal area per hectare for Wykeham 5307 note that the decimal place facility has been set to two as some species were uncommon Summary Hasal arca per hectare 26 1 5 3 Diameter Distribution The image below shows the diameter distribution for Wykeham 5307 Note that the Figure can be saved as an image by right clicking on the image or using the Save Graph or Chart to File button on the tool bar CTRL G Summary Diameter distribution Select surmay ype Optons Numbet and zie of trent pet hectare D al igre lo 2 3 decinsai placet Diseveter detrtesion C Sapling regeneration C Seeding lt 1 Sn haghi C Vegetation Ipce r r Show statetios est seouls 85 8 8 3 Number of trees per hectare 8 56 05 Eri oor x g 3 amp amp 8 gt 2 3 3 ed 2 ib w e w 06H on The image below shows the effect of requesting a statistical test
68. ter File Open see below Note if the box is left blank a default name will be created OK Button Saves all changes made to the stand to the database and closes the 13 Stand Manager Window Cancel Button Discards all changes made to the stand since the last save and closes the Stand Manager Window 1 3 1 Tab sheets in the Stand Manager Window Within the Stand Manager Window there are five tab sheets that give access to other parts of the program The first is the Monitoring Assessment tab sheet which allows data to be input and edited see 1 4 1 It also gives access to the report facility see 1 5 The other four tab sheets are Stand Position Diary Entry Fixed Point and Transformation Plan These all allow ancillary information to be stored alongside the monitoring data and are described in section see 1 6 14 1 4 Windows Relating to Monitoring Assessments 1 4 1 The Monitoring Assessment Tab Sheet The image below highlights the main parts of the Monitoring Assessment tab sheet Stand Manager Stand Characteristics Forest Compartment s Compartment Size Stand Name rr ee Monitoring Assessment Stand Position Diary Entry Fixed Point Transformation Plan fa Report New E dit Delete Monitoring Existing Monitoring Monitoring Monitoring Assessment Monitoring Assessment Assessment Assessment Report Assessment Button Button Button Button List CTRL N CTRL E Delete CTRL R Existing
69. type must be between 1 and 100 Species List Lists the species included in the current plot record Before attempting to edit or delete data for a species an existing record must be selected A species may be selected by clicking on it using the mouse or by tabbing into the list box and using the up down arrows on the keyboard 18 Vegetation Check list Indicates which vegetation types the plot contains Multiple vegetation types may be selected Either the mouse or the keyboard may be used to select or deselect vegetation type To use the keyboard first tab onto the vegetation check list Then use the up down arrows on your keyboard until the relevant vegetation type has been highlighted in blue To select deselect that vegetation type press the space bar once To use your mouse just click on the vegetation type you wish to select deselect Note If deselecting the check box will clear If selecting you will then be prompted to enter the percentage coverage for this vegetation type in the current plot This value must be between 1 and 100 See below Input Box The ninth option in the vegetation check list other specified allows you to specify your own vegetation type If this is selected a Vegetation Description input box shown below will appear after the percentage cover has been entered This enables you to enter your description A common use of this has been to record the amount of deadwood Results will
70. vant record is highlighted in blue New Fixed Point Button CTRL N Opens a blank Fixed Point Window see below Edit Fixed Point Button CTRL E Opens a Fixed Point Window see below showing the details of the selected record Delete Fixed Point Button Delete Deletes the currently selected fixed point Note The selected fixed point is deleted from memory However this change can be cancelled provided that it has not been saved to the database using the Save button CTRL S The photo files are not actually deleted from the computer until that time 36 1 6 5 The Fixed Point Window The Fixed Point Window is used to add new or edit existing fixed points and to add photographs to or delete photographs from this fixed point It is also used to display photographs at this fixed point The image below highlights the main parts of the screen Fixed Point Details Erter naw fixed point details below Nerthing E0000 P Northing Rox Casting 000300 4 Easting Box Bearing o Bearing Box Photographis Fxisting Photograph I ist DB New Open Photo T Delete Delete Photograph Button Delete wv OK New Open Cancel Ok Photograph Photograph Button Button Button Button Esc E nter CTRL N CTRL 0 Easting Box Allows entry display of the easting co ordinate where the photograph was taken from Northing Box Allows entry display of the northing co ordinate where the photograph was taken from Bearing Box A
71. wish to view by clicking on the relevant entry in the Existing Photograph List or by tabbing onto the list and then using the up down arrows on the keyboard until the photograph you want is highlighted in blue Click on the Open Photograph Button or press CTRL O To close the Image Window press Esc 3 2 6 Deleting Photographs 3 3 3 3 1 Ensure that the Fixed Point Window is active If not open the fixed point you wish to delete the photograph from by following the instructions in section 2 7 2 2 For more information on the Fixed Point Window please refer to section 1 6 5 page 37 Select the photograph you wish to delete by clicking on the relevant entry in the Existing Photograph List or by tabbing onto the list and then using the up down arrows on your keyboard until the relevant photograph description is highlighted in blue Click on the Delete Photograph Button or press Delete The deleted photograph will be removed from the Existing Photograph List Note the delete operation can be cancelled and the photograph restored provided that the stand has not since been saved to the database To apply all changes and close the window click on the OK Button or press Enter Note This will save all changes to the database as we are in the Stand Manager Window To discard all changes and close the window click on the Cancel Button or press Esc To save all changes to the database and keep the window open save the stand as demonstrated

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