• ELECTRONIC DATA SOLUTIONS - specializing in field data collection. EDS will be hosting seminars this spring in the Pacific Northwest highlighting the new Juniper Systems Allegro Field PC and the DataPlus Application Generator software. For more information, online store, and GPS/GIS technical support visit http://www.geoposition.com  or contact them at elecdata@elecdata.com."

SPACE IMAGING ACQUIRES PACIFIC MERIDIAN RESOURCES -  Space Imaging recently announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Pacific Meridian Resources (Emeryville, Calif.).  The acquisition will enable Space Imaging to significantly expand its offerings of value-added, visual Earth information products to its customers and also increase Pacific Meridian’s product offerings in a number of vertical market areas. Pacific Meridian will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Space Imaging. Space Imaging acquired Pacific Meridian Resources, a leading value-added information company, to add the technology, tools and resources Pacific Meridian offers for value-added applications and visual information products to the product and service offerings of Space Imaging.  Pacific Meridian Resources has extensive experience developing products and services for land use mapping, growth monitoring, fire modeling, change detection, toxic waste site management, pipeline siting, forestry inventorying, environmental assessment and land management. For details see: http://www.spaceimaging.com/newsroom/releases/2000/pacmeridian.htm

INTERNATIONAL FOREST LIST (IFL) - Our friend Nelson Wong announces, "The IFL homepage has been redesigned to give it a totally new look and feel to it. It's also much easier for list members to use.  Visit the IFL homepage at http://www.egroups.com/group/ifl-tech2000."

PROCESS-BASED MODELS FOR FOREST ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT - Marcus Lindner passes on this information.  The March 2000 issue of Tree Physiology 20(5/6) is devoted to Process-based models for forest ecosystem management. For contents of this special issue and abstracts of articles see: http://heronpublishing.com/tree/files/domain/data/contents/vol20.html#20-5/6

ACACIA SALIGNA INFORMATION WANTED - Emilio Garcia writes, " I am continuing with my research on Acacia saligna, I'm following the stages of that shrub after the pruning. Can you share with me any information - in particular or parameters that I need to consider in measuring regrowth? I am looking for some references or people who are working in that physiological stage, or any recommendation that you have it about, the measurements that I need to do it etc. In summary, I am looking for any data on and methods for measuring growth of Acacia saligna after pruning." If you can help, please contact Emilio at Runoff Agriculture Department, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. SEDE BOKER CAMPUS 84990, ISRAEL. Email: egarcia@bgumail.bgu.ac.il

WHAT'S SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT? Vivek K.Varma writes, "I am trying to collect as many definitions of sustainable forest management as possible. Realising that no universally acceptable definition is  available (the latest addition being by ITTO), I thought it might be interesting to see how different people have sought to define it. Please send me details of the sources you consider worth exploring. I will compile my results and communicate to those interested." You may contact Vivek at School of Forestry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia. Phone: +61 3 9344 5238 (Work); FAX: +61 3 9349 4172. Email: v.varma@landfood.unimelb.edu.au.

MISSOURI LUND AND "THE QUEST FOR THE LAST FOREST" - Help!  I am still searching for national definitions of forest, forest land, tree, afforestation, reforestation and deforestation as they are used in national laws, inventories or assessments for the following countries: Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo Dem. Rep. of, Cook Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, Dem. People's Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Greenland, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Korea, Rep. of, Kuwait, Lao P.D.R., Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia,  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Is., Mauritania, Moldova Rep of, Monaco, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Srpska , Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Is, Sri Lanka, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, and Zambia. Surely, national definitions must exist for many of these countries. I don't know how one could develop forest management policies without defining what is the land and resource to which the policies will apply.  I know the list looks long, but I have gathered definitions for 92 other countries - see  http://home.att.net/~gklund/DEFpaper.html.  If you can provide any of the definitions, please contact me directly. If you cannot, please pass this request on to those whom may be able to help.  Thanks, Gyde (gklund@worldnet.att.net).

Obtain from your local library or from the sources provided. For listing of publications from previous FIUs see:  http://home.att.net/~gklund/invpub.html.

Atkins, D., Byler, J., Livingston, L., Rogers, P., and Bennett, D.  1999. Health of Idaho's forests: a summary of conditions, issues, and implications.  U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Region, Forest Health Protection, Report No. 9-4. 44p. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 507 25th St., Ogden, UT 84401 USA. Tel: +1-801-625-5388.  Or order by email: kcharlton@fs.fed.us.

Bebber, D. 1999. Spatial autocorrelations. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 14(5):196.

Bikié, Henriette, et al. 2000. An overview of logging in Cameroon. 66 p. Global Forest Watch, World Resources Institute, 10 G Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 USA. Tel: +1-202-729-7694. Fax: +1-202-720-7686. URL: http://www.globalforestwatch.org/

Bredenkamp, G. et al. eds. 1998.  Vegetation mapping: Theory, methods and case studies. Applied Vegetation Science 1(2):161-164.

Chytry, M. 1998. Potential replacement vegetation: an approach to vegetation mapping of cultural landscapes.  Applied Vegetation Science 1(2):177-188.

Chytry, M.; Tichy, L. 1998. Phenological mapping in a topographically complex landscape by combining field survey with an irradiation model.  Applied Vegetation Science 1(2):225-232.

Collomb, Jean-Gael et al. 2000. A first look at logging in Gabon. 50 p. Global Forest Watch, World Resources Institute, 10 G Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 USA. Tel: +1-202-729-7694. Fax: +1-202-720-7686. URL: http://www.globalforestwatch.org/

Environment Canada. 1997. A Primer on Climate Change.http://www.ec.gc.ca/climate/primer/min.htm

Felinks, B., et al. 1998.  Vegetation survey in the former brown coal mining area of eastern Germany by integrating remote sensing and ground-based methods.  Applied Vegetation Science 1(2):233-240

Fortin, Marie-Josée. N.d. Effects of sampling unit resolution on the estimation of spatial autocorrelation. Ecoscience 6(4):pages unknown. Abstract at: http://www.bio.ulaval.ca/ecoscience/E_default.htm

Hawthorne, W.E. et al. 1999. Tree date management, mapping, and the development of the TREMA software. International Forestry Review 1:87-96.

Hayden, Jim, et al. 1999. Making Cents Out of Forest Inventories: A Guide for Small Woodlot Owners. 32p. M545X paperback US $6.95 CAN $10.00. The Forest Shop, 2981 Ford Street Ext., Unit#151, Ogdensburg, NY 13669-4491, USA. Tel: +1-613.233.4283, Fax: +1- 613.233.0877. Email - mail1@forestshop.com

Jennings, S.B. et al. 1999. Assessing forest canopies and understory illumination: canopy closure, canopy cover and other measures. Forestry 72(1):59-73.

Kamada, M.; Okabe, T. 1998. Vegetation mapping with the aid of low-altitude aerial photography. Applied Vegetation Science 1(2):211-218.

Lux, A.;Bemmerlein-Lux, F.A.1998. Two vegetation maps of the same island:floristic units versus structural units. Applied Vegetation Science 1(2):201-210.

Mather, R.A.; Moss, J.S.M. 1998. The use of geographical information systems and image processing techniques for the analysis of aerial photographs and vegetation survey data in African dry-woodland research.  OP51. ISBN 085074 1505. Price ?6.00. Contact: Library and Information Service, Oxford Forestry Institute, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB UK. Tel: +44-1865-275082. Fax: +44-1865-275074. Email: library@plant-sciences.oxford.ac.uk. URL: http://www.plants.ox.ac.uk/library.

Moravec, J. 1998. Reconstructed natural versus natural vegetation in vegetation mapping - a discussion of concepts.  Applied Vegetation Science 1(2):173-176.

Nakagoshi, N., et al. 1998. Grid map analysis and its application for detecting vegetation changes in Japan.  Applied Vegetation Science 1(2):219-224.

Nijs, I.; Roy, J. 2000. How important are species richness,  species evenness and interspecific differences to productivity? A  mathematical model. Oikos 88(1):57-66. Abstract at: http://www.oikos.ekol.lu.se/Oikos.88.1.abstracts/9892nijs.htm

Radeloff, V.C. et al. 2000. Periodicity in spatial data and geostatistical  models: autocorrelation between patches. Ecography 23(1):81-91. Abstract at: http://www.oikos.ekol.lu.se/Eco.23.1.abstracts/radeloff2572.html

Rogers, P. 1996.  Disturbance Ecology and Forest Management: a review of the literature.   USDA Forest Service,  Intermountain Research Station, General Tech. Report, INT-GTR-336. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 507 25th St., Ogden, UT 84401 USA. Tel: +1-801-625-5388.  Or order by email: kcharlton@fs.fed.us.

Rogers, P., Schomaker, M., McLain, W., Johnson, S. 1998. Colorado Forest Health Report 1992-95: a baseline assessment. Colorado State Forest Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station and Rocky Mountain Region. 44p. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 507 25th St., Ogden, UT 84401 USA. Tel: +1-801-625-5388.  Or order by email: kcharlton@fs.fed.us .

Siyag, P R. 1998. The Afforestation Manual: Technology and Management. Indian Forest Service. ISBN: 81-901032-0-2. 632 p.  Price: US$55.00 + $7.50 postage.  Contact: Executive (Marketing), TreeCraft Communications, 8A Kailashnagar, Jhotwara, Jaipur 302 001  INDIA. Phone: +91 141 340 333, Fax: + 91 141 519 282. Email: treecrft@jp1.dot.net.in

Smith, Wynet, et al. 2000. Canada's forests at a crossroads: an assessment in the year 2000. 114 p. Global Forest Watch, World Resources Institute, 10 G Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 USA. Tel: +1-202-729-7694. Fax: +1-202-720-7686. URL: http://www.globalforestwatch.org/

Stockdale, M.C.; Corbett, J.M.S. 1999. Participatory inventory: a field manual written with special reference on Indonesia. OFI Tropical Forestry Paper No. 38. 383 p. ISBN 0 85074 145 9. Price: ? 25.00. Contact: Library and Information Service, Oxford Forestry Institute, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB UK. Tel: +44-1865-275082. Fax: +44-1865-275074. Email: library@plant-sciences.oxford.ac.uk. URL: http://www.plants.ox.ac.uk/library.

van Etten, E.J.B. 1998.  Mapping vegetation in an arid, mountainous region of Western Australia. Applied Vegetation Science 1(2):189-200.

Wright, H.L.; Adler, D. 2000. Proceedings of a workshop on humid and semi-humid tropical forest yield regulation with minimal data. OP52. ISBN 085074 152 1. Price ? 8.00. Contact: Library and Information Service, Oxford Forestry Institute, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB UK. Tel: +44-1865-275082. Fax: +44-1865-275074. Email: library@plant-sciences.oxford.ac.uk. URL: http://www.plants.ox.ac.uk/library.

Zerbe, S. 1998. Potential natural vegetation: validity and applicability in landscape planning and nature conservation. Applied Vegetation Science 1(2):165-172.

For previous listings of upcoming inventory and monitoring related meetings, see:

• http://home.att.net/~gklund/invmeet.html .
• http://www.agnic.org/whatsnew/  and http://www.agnic.org/mtg/99k.html
• http://www.forestworld.com/views/events/events_directory/event_mainframe.html and
• http://www.asprs.org/asprs/meetings/calendar.html

19 April 2000. Natural Resources Color Infrared Photo Awareness Workshop. Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA. Contact: Debbie Anderson. Tel. +1-603-862-1028.

20 April 2000. Natural Resources Color Infrared Photo Awareness Workshop. Lancaster, New Hampshire, USA. Contact: Debbie Anderson. Tel. +1-603-862-1028.

8-9 May 2000. Corvallis Microtechnology, Inc. GPS Seminar. Norman, Oklahoma, USA. Contact: Nathalie Williams. Tel: +1-541-752-5456. Fax: +1-541-752-4117. Email: support@cmtinc.com.

9-11 May 2000. Introduction to ArcView (Windows). Monticello, Arkansas, USA. Contact: Carroll Guffrey. Tel: +1-870-460-1549. Fax: +1-870-460-1092. Email: guffey@uamont.edu.

31 May-1June 2000. Statistics for forest inventory. Athens, Georgia, USA. Contact: Arlene Bolton. Tel: +1-706-542-3063. Email: Arlene_Bolton@gactr.uga.edu. URL: www.gactr.uga.edu/conferences/calendars/upcomingfor.html.

2 June 2000. Using prior information in forest inventory. Athens, Georgia, USA. Contact: Arlene Bolton. Tel: +1-706-542-3063. Email: Arlene_Bolton@gactr.uga.edu. URL: www.gactr.uga.edu/conferences/calendars/upcomingfor.html.

5-6 June 2000. GPS/GIS Level 1 Seminar. Tallahassee, Florida, USA. Contact: Joshua Maas. Tel: +1-541-752-5456. Fax: +1-541-752-4117. Email: support@cmtinc.com. URL: www.gpr-training.com.

12-13 June 2000. GPS/GIS Level 1 Seminar. Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Contact: Joshua Maas. Tel: +1-541-752-5456. Fax: +1-541-752-4117. Email: support@cmtinc.com. URL: www.gpr-training.com.

19-28 June 2000. Electronic Conference on Sustainable Development Information Systems. Centre for Environment and Development for Arab Region & Europe (CEDARE). For more information contact CEDARE, 2, El-Hegaz St., CEDARE Bldg., Heliopolis, PO Box 1057 Heliopolis Bahay, Cairo, Egypt. Tel: +202-451-3921. Fax: +202-451-3918. Email: cedare@ritsec1.com.eg or hallam@cedare.org.eg. URL: http://www.cedare.org.eg.

25-30 June 2000. 13th International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Contact: Margaret-Anne Stroh, University of Calgary, Conference Management Services, 1833 Crowchild Trail NW, Calgary, AB Canada T2M 4S7. Tel: +1-403-220-6229. Fax: +1-403-284-4184. Email: mastroh@ucalgary.ca.  URL: http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/cmwr/index.html.

For listings of previous links see: http://home.att.net/~gklund/invlinks.html
Glossaries

• Glossary of Weather Terms - http://www.griffin.peachnet.edu/caes/drought/glossary.htm
• Glossary of Logging, Forest Engineering and Associated Forestry Terms- http://www.humboldt.edu/~for/glossary/intropg.html
• Forest Lickens (lichens)  Glossary - http://fungi.co.nz/forest/lichens/glossary.htm

• Travelling Abroad?  Check out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site before you go - http://www.cdc.gov/. Click on Travelers' health
• Association for Protection Environment and Culture (APEC) - http://www.geocities.com/ngo_apec/
• Web Ecology - Online journal - http://www.oikos.ekol.lu.se/we/we.html