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	Échantillonnage d'inventaire forestier	Indice de biodiversité forestière
Domaine	Foresterie	Foresterie
Famille	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Année d'origine	1973	1948–2004
Auteur d'origine	Loetsch, Zöhrer, and Haller	Shannon, Simpson, and Magurran
Type	Statistical sampling pipeline	Analysis and quantification pipeline
Source fondatrice	Loetsch, F., Zöhrer, F., & Haller, K. E. (1973). Forest Inventory. BLV Verlagsgesellschaft.	Shannon, C. E. (1948). A Mathematical Theory of Communication. The Bell System Technical Journal, 27(3), 379–423.
Alias	Forest stand sampling, Timber inventory sampling, Plot-based forest survey	Forest diversity index, Species richness assessment, Shannon index forestry
Apparentées	4	4
Résumé	Forest inventory sampling is a systematic approach to estimate forest characteristics such as timber volume, species composition, and biomass by surveying a representative subset of trees rather than conducting exhaustive censuses. Developed by Loetsch and colleagues in the 1970s, the method applies statistical sampling theory to forest assessment and remains the foundation for sustainable forest management and resource monitoring worldwide.	Forest biodiversity indices quantify species richness, evenness, and overall diversity in forest ecosystems. Rooted in information theory (Shannon) and statistical ecology (Simpson, Magurran), these indices compress complex multispecies data into interpretable metrics. Applied to forest inventory data, biodiversity indices guide conservation planning, assess ecological health, and track responses to management or disturbance.