scholarly journals Allometric equations for biomass and carbon stocks of forests along an altitudinal gradient in the eastern Himalayas

2017 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 445-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonam Tashi ◽  
Claudia Keitel ◽  
Balwant Singh ◽  
Mark Adams
Keyword(s):  
Altitudinal Gradient ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Allometric Equations ◽  
Eastern Himalayas

scholarly journals Allometric Equations for Estimating Biomass and Carbon Stocks in Afforested Open Woodlands with Black Spruce and Jack Pine, in the Eastern Canadian Boreal Forest

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Olivier Fradette ◽  
Charles Marty ◽  
Pascal Tremblay ◽  
Daniel Lord ◽  
Jean-François Boucher
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Black Spruce ◽  
Tree Height ◽  
Jack Pine ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Allometric Equations ◽  
C Stocks ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Canadian Boreal Forest

Allometric equations use easily measurable biometric variables to determine the aboveground and belowground biomasses of trees. Equations produced for estimating the biomass within Canadian forests at a large scale have not yet been validated for eastern Canadian boreal open woodlands (OWs), where trees experience particular environmental conditions. In this study, we harvested 167 trees from seven boreal OWs in Quebec, Canada for biomass and allometric measurements. These data show that Canadian national equations accurately predict the whole aboveground biomass for both black spruce and jack pine trees, but underestimated branches biomass, possibly owing to a particular tree morphology in OWs relative to closed-canopy stands. We therefore developed ad hoc allometric equations based on three power models including diameter at breast height (DBH) alone or in combination with tree height (H) as allometric variables. Our results show that although the inclusion of H in the model yields better fits for most tree compartments in both species, the difference is minor and does not markedly affect biomass C stocks at the stand level. Using these newly developed equations, we found that carbon stocks in afforested OWs varied markedly among sites owing to differences in tree growth and species. Nine years after afforestation, jack pine plantations had accumulated about five times more carbon than black spruce plantations (0.14 vs. 0.80 t C·ha−1), highlighting the much larger potential of jack pine for OW afforestation projects in this environment.

scholarly journals Aboveground biomass allometric equations and distribution of carbon stocks of the African oak (Afzelia africana Sm.) in Burkina Faso

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 1699-1711
Author(s):  
Larba Hubert Balima ◽  
Blandine Marie Ivette Nacoulma ◽  
Philippe Bayen ◽  
Kangbéni Dimobe ◽  
François N’Guessan Kouamé ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Aboveground Biomass ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Allometric Equations ◽  
Afzelia Africana

scholarly journals Allometric Equations for Estimating Carbon Stocks in Natural Forest in New Zealand

Forests ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 818-839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter N. Beets ◽  
Mark O. Kimberley ◽  
Graeme R. Oliver ◽  
Stephen H. Pearce ◽  
J. Doug Graham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Natural Forest ◽  
Allometric Equations

Allometric relationships and community biomass estimates for some dominant eucalypts in Central Queensland woodlands

2000 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 707 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. H. Burrows ◽  
M. B. Hoffmann ◽  
J. F. Compton ◽  
P. V. Back ◽  
L. J. Tait
Keyword(s):  
Basal Area ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Allometric Equations ◽  
Allometric Relationships ◽  
Above Ground Biomass ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Inventory ◽  
Individual Tree ◽  
Ground Biomass ◽  
Eucalyptus Crebra ◽  
The Mean

Allometric equations are presented relating stem circumference to branch, leaf, trunk, bark, total above-ground and lignotuber biomass for Eucalyptus crebra F.Muell. (woodland trees), E. melanophloia Sol. Ex Gaerth. (both woodland and regrowth community trees) and E. populnea F.Muell. (woodland trees). There were no significant differences (P > 0.05) between the slopes of individual lognormal regression lines plotting stem circumference against total above-ground biomass for E. crebra, E. melanophloia and E. populnea. Root-to-shoot ratios and leaf area indices were also determined for the stands contributing to each regression. The regressions were then applied to measured eucalypt stems in the associated plant community to give estimates of each stand’s component (eucalypt tree fraction only) biomass per hectare. These eucalypt regressions were next applied to measured stems of each species on a total of 33 woodland sites in which these eucalypts individually contributed > 75% of total site basal area. Above-ground biomass/basal area relationships averaged 6.74 0.29 t m–2 basal area for 11 E. crebra sites, 5.11 0.28 t m–2 for 12 E. melanophloia sites and 5.81 0.11 t m–2 for 10 E. populnea sites. The mean relationship for all sites was 5.86 0.18 t m–2 basal area. The allometric relationships presented at both individual tree and stand levels, along with calculated biomass : basal area relationships, enable ready estimates to be made of above-ground biomass (carbon stocks) in woodlands dominated by these eucalypts in Queensland, assuming individual stem circumferences or community basal areas are known. However, to document changes in carbon stocks (e.g. for Greenhouse Gas Inventory or Carbon Offset trading purposes), more attention needs to be placed on monitoring fluxes in the independent variables (predictors) of these allometric equations.

The allometric relationships for estimating above-ground biomass and carbon stock in an abandoned traditional garden in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karyati Karyati ◽  
Kusno Yuli Widiati ◽  
Karmini Karmini ◽  
Rachmad Mulyadi
Keyword(s):  
Aboveground Biomass ◽  
Carbon Stock ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Tree Height ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Allometric Equations ◽  
Leaf Biomass ◽  
Allometric Relationships ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
East Kalimantan

Abstract. Karyati, Widiati KY, Karmini, Mulyadi R. 2021. The allometric relationships for estimating aboveground biomass and carbon stock in an abandoned traditional garden in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 751-762. The existence of traditional gardens after abandonment process has a role based on ecological and economic aspects. To estimate the biomass and carbon stock in the abandoned traditional gardens, specific allometric equations are required. The aim of this study was to develop allometric equations to estimate biomass of plant parts (leaf, branch, trunk, and aboveground biomass (AGB)) through tree dimensions variables (diameter at breast height (DBH), total tree height, and tree bole height). The relationships between stem biomass, AGB and tree dimensions were very strong indicated by the relatively high adjusted R2 value. The moderately strong relationships were shown between branch biomass and tree dimensions, meanwhile, the relationship between leaf biomass and tree dimensions was very weak. The specific allometric equations for estimating biomass and carbon stocks that are suitable for tree species and/or forest stands at a particular site are very useful for calculating the carbon stocks and sequestration. The appropriate biomass and carbon stock calculation are needed to determine policies related to global climate change.

Soil carbon stocks and stability across an altitudinal gradient in southern Peru

2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Segnini ◽  
A. Posadas ◽  
R. Quiroz ◽  
D. M. B. P. Milori ◽  
C. M. P. Vaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Altitudinal Gradient ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Southern Peru ◽  
Soil Carbon Stocks
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