Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00682:reg:5:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00682
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 5/6)
Character Range: 20001–22807

any plant that is required by law to be removed.
probable limit of error means the percentage error at the 90% confidence level.
project activity means an activity carried out within the project area as part of the establishment and management of project forest.
project emissions means emissions of greenhouse gases occurring within the project area as a result of a project activity, from the sources specified in section 84.
project forest means forest that has been established within the project area as a direct result of the project.
project forest biomass means the biomass contained within project trees, litter, or fallen dead wood.
project removals means removals from the atmosphere of greenhouse gases caused as a result of project activities.
project tree means a tree that has been established within a stratum through undertaking project activities.
pseudo-random number generator means computer software that:
 (a) generates a sequence of numbers that approximates the properties of random numbers; and
 (b) reports the seed number that was used to generate the sequence.
PSP (permanent sample plot) means an area of land that has been selected and established as a PSP in accordance with Subdivision 5 and Subdivision 6 of Division 2 of Part 4.
PSP assessment means an estimation of carbon in an area made in accordance with section 23.
Note: This is one of the 2 measurement processes available to a project proponent to estimate carbon stock within a stratum and involves the use of permanent sample plots (PSPs). The other process is a full inventory.
regional function means an allometric function developed by or for a project proponent and which has an allometric domain that potentially extends across multiple strata.
Regulations means the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Regulations 2011.
Rule means the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015.
root:shoot ratio (R:S) means the ratio of below‑ground biomass to above-ground biomass.
sampling plan means a sampling plan as described in Subdivision 3 of Division 2 of Part 4.
seed number means a number input into a pseudo-random number generator.
size class means a class of items that is determined according to size.
starting edge means, for a plot established within a belt planting, the first edge of the plot to be laid out on the ground.
stem means the hard woody structural support element of a tree that forms part of the tree's above‑ground structure and includes the trunk and heavier vertical limbs extending into the crown.
stratum means a stratum of a project area defined under section 17.
stratum area, of a stratum, means the area within the stratum boundary, expressed in hectares.
stratum boundary—see subsection 18(4).
stratum commencement means the point in time at which preparation of