We hypothesized that due to the high homogeneity of this type of plantation, LiDAR data with a density of 5 pulses m−2 would provide AGC prediction accuracies similar to those from LiDAR data with a density of 10 pulses m−2, at grid cell sizes ranging from 5 to 20 m.
The Atlas Forecaster model was used to investigate plantation forest data using standard Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry log grades for the cutting strategy and default function models specific to the site (MAF [2011a]) (Table 2).
For instance, the retention of forest patches and riparian strips within oil palm estates could support ecosystem services such as nutrient recycling within plantations, but data are needed to address this issue.
While the intent of this study was not to assess whether high HIV risk behaviour was present in plantation communities, our data suggest that HIV prevention and health promotion program interventions such as voluntary counselling and testing for HIV, condom provision, and access to comprehensive medical care including HIV and STI treatment are sorely needed in these communities.
Due to the large area and distance between the plantations, the LiDAR data at 5 and 10 pulses m−2 at the same site were not collected on the same day.
Both the sugar cane plantations and weather data are available from and used with the permission of the Guatemala Sugar Cane Research and Training Center Centro Guatemalteco de Investigaciónn y Capacitación de la Caña de Azúcar, Cengicaña).
Consequently, more data on plantation density and thinning is required for effective long-term plantation management, so continued monitoring of plantations as they near their suggested harvest age (~80 years for kauri (Chikumbo and Steward [2007])) is vital.
We surveyed vegetation in 60 glades, rides and roads in 12 Irish plantation forests, and collected data on solar radiation, soil and management.
Plantation-specific HIV prevalence data are not available.
Data for plantations of the major species were also given by Meijninger and Jarmain (2009) and Jarmain and Meijninger (2012).
