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Stand density index (SDI) helps vegetation managers to identify levels of site utilization and competition to determine management scenarios to meet objectives and is often used for forest health-oriented treatments. SDI was also proposed by North et al., (2022) as an operational resilience metric for western fire adapted forests. This metric is a quantitative measure that relates the current stand density to the size class distribution of the stand. Reineke uses quadratic mean diameter, a weighted mean, to estimate the stand size class, whereas the Zeide method (also known as the summation method) uses Dr (Reineke’s diameter). For additional details on both calculations, see the Essential FVS Guide.----------------This raster has been modified from the base 30m version in the following ways:-------- - It has been aggregated from a 30m to a 300m scale by averaging across the 30m values----------------- Unit Of Measure: Number of trees per acre expressed as an equivalent density in a stand with a quadratic mean diameter of 10 inches |