ICP Forests Manual
The ICP Forests Monitoring Manual documents the harmonized methods for sampling and analysis as adopted by the participating countries of ICP Forests.
The latest revision of the manual has been carried out in spring 2020. The updated parts of the manual have then been adopted by the Programme Task Force on 12 June 2020.
For older versions, please visit the Manual Archive.
Manual versions (2020-2022)
- Part I Objectives, strategy and implementation of ICP Forests
- Part II Basic design principles for the ICP Forests monitoring networks
- Part III Quality assurance within the ICP Forests monitoring programme
- Part IV Visual assessment of crown condition and damaging agents
- Part V Tree growth Level II
- Part VI Phenological observations
- Part VII.1 Biological diversity - Assessment of ground vegetation
- Part VII.2 Biological diversity - Assessment of epiphytic lichen diversity (no update with regards to content, version of 2016)
- Part VIII Assessment of ozone injury
- Part IX Meteorological measurements
- Part X Sampling and analysis of soil
- Part X Annex
- Part XI Soil solution collection and analysis (no update with regards to content, version of 2016)
- Part XII Sampling and analysis of needles and leaves
- Part XIII Sampling and analysis of litterfall
- Part XIV Sampling and analysis of deposition
- Part XV Monitoring of air quality
- Part XVI Quality assurance and control in laboratories
- Part XVII Leaf area measurements
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