Jenny- The Rucker Index is the average of the ten tallest trees from ten different species, found at a given site; measure girth, CBH (or diameter, DBH) at 4 1/2 ft. I find soft fiberglass tape measures are easier to use than metal tapes.
Steve On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 9:45 AM, JennyNYC <[email protected]> wrote: > > ENTS, > > I did a superficial search to find the definition of "Rucker Index" > but didn't find anything. Does anyone have a link to a good definition > or feel like explaining it to me? I got the general idea based on > Turner's research in WV, but I should understand this better. > > And, I might as well reveal more ignorance.......does measuring DBH or > CBH just mean taking a regular measuring tape and measuring the girth > of a tree at about 4 ft.? > > Thanks. > Jenny > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
