Stratification. The PAU stratification effort will rely on existing datasets including RS-FRIS data. Where doing so will result in a stratum of at least 1,000 acres, PAU strata will be limited to the unit administrative level, and will be further stratified by available data sets, including but not limited to site index class, primary species, age and/or density. Other strata will be as localized as possible, generally grouping PAUs by, among others, forest type, site productivity, timber volume. Where necessary because of lack of adequate data within a stratum, data from other nearby or comparable strata may be used for modeling until adequate data within the stratum is available.
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