1. RESEARCH INTEREST RELATED TO CARBON MONITORING Postgrado Forestal, Colegio de Postgraduados (CP), Montecillo, Texcoco, Edo. de México valdez@colpos.mx J. René Valdez-Lazalde SAGARPA Colegio de Postgraduados

2. Even-age managed forest

4. UNITED MEXICAN STATES

5. Materials and Methods Localización del área de estudio Figure 1. Location of the study area

6. Objective/Interest   To assess and monitor forest carbon inventory dynamics due to management practices   To develop state and regional spatial models to estimate forest carbon and forest carbon related related variables through spectral and field generated data.

7. Localización del área de estudio Carbon Estimated using Satellite Data -- Zacualtipan, Hgo. Méx -- Aguirre et al., 2009

8.   Temperate forest, Hidalgo State (INEGI Serie III). Current Area of Interest

9. National Forest Inventory (INFyS):   230 sites in the state of Hidalgo   181 sites in Hidalgo temperate forest   Pasive and active remote sensors (Landsat, SPOT, RADAR, LIDAR) Materials y Methods

10. Colecta de información de la estructura del rodal (Alt, DAP, etc.) BIOMASA Datos de parcelas por grupo de especies, rodal o ecosistema (Inventario) 80% Cal 20% Val B = f (Alt, DAP) Selección de bandas e Índices espectrales Modelo a Nivel Pixel Alt = f (Datos Espectrales) DAP = f (Datos Espectrales) Aplicación de modelos para mapear las variables del bosque seleccionadas Alt, DAP Imagen Multiespectral, RADAR Carbon Estimation 50 Ton/ha 129 Ton/ha 50 100 150 200 Ton/ha

11. COLEGIO DE POSTGRADUADOS www.colpos.mx J. René Valdez Lazalde J. René Valdez Lazalde Postgrado Forestal valdez@colpos.mx SAGARPA