Converting volumes per hectare

[Tyler90]

Hello Everyone,

Could anyone inform me how to convert my measurements to m³ per hectare. I have gathered the volume of deadwood pieces that intersect a 50 meter transect line. The equation produces a total volume of deadwood for the transect in meters cubed. How do i convert this number to meters cubed per hectare? Also if I have for an area 10 total volumes (10 transect line totals in meters cubed) how would i find the total volume meters cubed per hectare for all 10?

Any help as fast as possible would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[Ishuda]

Hello Everyone,

Could anyone inform me how to convert my measurements to m³ per hectare. I have gathered the volume of deadwood pieces that intersect a 50 meter transect line. The equation produces a total volume of deadwood for the transect in meters cubed. How do i convert this number to meters cubed per hectare? Also if I have for an area 10 total volumes (10 transect line totals in meters cubed) how would i find the total volume meters cubed per hectare for all 10?

Any help as fast as possible would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Since hectare is an area (10 000 m² or about 2.5 acres), you need an area instead of just the (transect) line. So how far to either side of the line do you count deadwood pieces. Suppose it were 5 m wide (2.5 m on each side of the transect line or 5 meters on just one side), the transect line was 50 m long and the amount reported was 10 m³ of deadwood. Then the area is 5 * 50 = 250 m² or 0.025 hectares and you would have
\(\displaystyle \frac{10\, m^3}{0.025\, hectare}\, =\, \frac{400\, m^3}{hectare}\) = 40 m³ of deadwood per hectare.