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

Table 1. List of Micronesia Challenge terrestrial measures, FIA data used, and analyses performed to describe each measure. BA is basal area. N/A = indicator uses different units. MC Terrestrial MeasureFIA Data UsedArea or # of Trees% of Forest or % of TreesHuman disturbanceDisturbance (human and fire)Acreage% of Forest areaSpecies diversityTree species per plotN/AN/ADominant vascular plant species per plotN/AN/ATree species: relative dominanceSquare feet per acreBA/BA of All Trees% Cover of understory speciesAcreage% of Forest AreaForest structureTree DBH (diameter at breast height)# of Trees% by DBH classTree height# of Trees% by Height classBasal areaSquare feet per acreN/AStem density (per plot and per acre)# of Trees per plot/acreN/AInvasive speciesTree species# of Trees% of All treesInvasive vegetation subplot coverAcreage% of Forest areaForest cover% Live canopy coverAcreage% of Forest areaTree abundanceTree species# of Trees% of All treesTree rank order: endemics and invasives# of Trees% of All treesMangrove stem densityStem density (per acre)# of Trees per acreN/AMangrove basal areaBasal areaSquare feet per acreRelative dominanceForest communityForest communityAcreage% of Forest area