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ABSTRACT
For my final project, I aim to upgrade my thesis to include a GIS
analysis that provides a landscape-sca le
overview of forest composition and
structure to explore the extent to which my sites represent the larger
landscape (Figure 3). Chronologies of fire built using records
from tree rings can be extrapolated
out to the entire population only when sample sites represent the study
area. To test for representativeness of my sample sites, I need to
identify the physical attributes that
influence vegetation within the landscape, test for
differences between my sample population and the entire landscape, and
ensure that my sample sites do not differ from the entire landscape. My
project will
build into the Study Area section of my thesis to meet the following
objectives:
1. use a chi-squared test to assess independence
between elevation and stand age,
2. build a logistic regression model to predict stand
age based on physical attributes and distance from nearest road, and
3. situate sample sites within physical context of entire
study area. Figure 3
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