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SUGGESTIONS FOR INSTRUCTORS:

Software Requirements
Chapters 1, 2, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18 and part of 7 use only Excel (.xls) files, Adobe (.pdf) files, or no files at all, and as such are compatible with Macintosh or Windows platforms which have Excel and/or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for free from the web at
              http://www.adobe.com
Several other programs require a PC running a recent version of Windows, or require a Windows emulator for use on a Macintosh platform: Markov, HarvestLite, Rule, Fragstats, ReserveDesign, Folio, ArcExplorerTM, and Bachmap. All programs are compatible with Windows XP except for Fragstats 2.0.

Fragstats 2.0 and Windows XP
The version of Fragstats included on the CD (FRAGSTATS 2.0) is not compatible with Windows XP; however, it does work with Windows 95/98/2000. Using Fragstats on Windows XP requires downloading the latest shareware version of Fragstats 3.0 from the web at
              http://www.umass.edu/landeco/research/fragstats/fragstats.html
 
 

CHANGES TO CD-ROM:

Chapter 6
replace previous version of chisquare.xls
with updated version of chisquare.xls

Chapter 11
replace previous version of Figure11.5.pdf
with updated version of Figure11.5.pdf

Chapter 12
replace previous version of site.xls
with updated version of site.xls

Chapter 17
Add file Table17.4b.pdf
 

THROUGHOUT TEXT:

Chapter 3
Page 23, Under 'Exercise,’ line 2
Insert “to” to change line to “be sure to copy”

Chapter 5
Page 50 and page 51
Replace “Gustafson and Crow 1994” with “Gustafson and Rasmussen 2002”.

Page 55, under Instructions for Using Harvest Lite
Add to the end of the NOTE: (line 4)
“If you encounter problems, ensure that the upper-level directory names (above the folder containing HarvestLite) do not contain spaces or dashes, and that the full pathname is less than 100 characters.”

Page 56, Exercise 1, Step #2, line 4
Change typo “verifty”
To “verify”

Page 60 - Bibliography
Delete Gustafson and Crow 1994 citation

Add Gustafson, E.J. and L.V. Rasmussen. 2002. Assessing the spatial implications of interactions among strategic forest management options using a Windows-based harvest simulator. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 33:179-196.

Chapter 6
Page 63, at the end of the OBJECTIVES section
add
“Note regarding Fragstats 2.0 and Windows XP
The version of Fragstats included on the CD (FRAGSTATS 2.0) is not compatible with Windows XP; however, it does work with Windows 95/98/2000. Using Fragstats on Windows XP requires downloading the latest shareware version of Fragstats 3.0 from the web at
                              http://www.umass.edu/landeco/research/fragstats/fragstats.html”

Chapter 7
Page 86, at the end of the OBJECTIVES section
add
“Note regarding Fragstats 2.0 and Windows XP
The version of Fragstats included on the CD (FRAGSTATS 2.0) is not compatible with Windows XP; however, it does work with Windows 95/98/2000. Using Fragstats on Windows XP requires downloading the latest shareware version of Fragstats 3.0 from the web at
                             http://www.umass.edu/landeco/research/fragstats/fragstats.html”

Chapter 13
Page 194, Exercise 3, Step #1
Replace “are found in” with “overlap at all with any”
Add at the end of step 1:  “NOTE:  Print both maps on the same printer for consistent sizing results. Be sure to develop a consistent rule for classifying cells with mixed terrain (e.g., use most abundant terrain class).

Chapter 15
p. 219, Table 15.3

All letters (Greek and otherwise) in the equations in the table should be in
italics.

change “(p'h)”
to “(ph')”

“1/beta2” should be a superscript of the 2nd “m” in the equation

Chapter 17
Table 17.4 Figure Legend
Change label “17.4” To “17.4(a)”
Add “NOTE: See file Table17.4(b).pdf on the CD-ROM for a description of the variables necessary to interpret these correlation coefficients.”
 
 

CONTRIBUTORS:

Address changes for the following individuals:

Jeffrey A. Cardille
Department of Zoology
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Madison, WI 53706
cardille@facstaff.wisc.edu

Sarah E. Gergel
Department of Forest Sciences
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6T 1Z4

Steven Walters
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Narragansett, RI 02882
Walters.Steve@epamail.epa.gov

Daniel B. Tinker
Department of Botany
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY 82071
Tinker@uwyo.edu