Estimation of biomass and nutrient storage in a Himalayan moist temperate forest

K. S. Negi; Y. S. Rawat; J. S. Singh

doi:10.1139/x83-157

Estimation of biomass and nutrient storage in a Himalayan moist temperate forest

Canadian Journal of Forest Research ◽

10.1139/x83-157 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 1185-1196 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

K. S. Negi ◽

Y. S. Rawat ◽

J. S. Singh

Keyword(s):

Temperate Forest ◽

Oak Forest ◽

Tree Biomass ◽

Nutrient Storage ◽

Kumaun Himalaya ◽

Breast Height ◽

Forest Sites ◽

Bole Biomass ◽

Aboveground Tree Biomass ◽

Moist Temperate Forest

Aboveground tree biomass, estimated for three relatively protected oak forest sites in the Kumaun Himalaya using allometric equations based on circumference at breast height and density, ranged from 197.2 to 322.8 t•ha−1. Average leaf, twig, branch, and bole biomass proportions were 6.9, 11.6, 29.1, and 52.4%, respectively. Nutrients stored in the aboveground tree biomass on slightly acidic, fairly deep, residual sandy loams averaged (kilograms per hectare): ash, 7962.5; Ca, 4946.6; Mg, 831.9; N, 2270.7.

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Biomass and nutrient equations for mature Betulapapyrifera Marsh.

Canadian Journal of Forest Research ◽

10.1139/x81-040 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 299-305 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Eric J. Jokela ◽

Colleen Ann Shannon ◽

Edwin H. White

Keyword(s):

Basal Area ◽

Regression Equations ◽

Nutrient Accumulation ◽

Tree Biomass ◽

Tree Diameter ◽

Diameter At Breast Height ◽

Breast Height ◽

Paper Birch ◽

Tree Component ◽

Aboveground Tree Biomass

Biomass and nutrient accumulation by tree components for 66-year-old mature paper birch is presented. Logarithmic regression equations are given relating aboveground tree component biomass and contents of N, P, K, Ca, and Mg to tree diameter at breast height (dbh). Branches, bole bark, and bole wood accounted for 90–97% of the total aboveground tree biomass. Highest concentrations of most nutrients were in the foliage. For the tree of mean basal area (dbh = 15 cm), the crown components of branches and foliage constituted only 16% of the biomass but accounted for 49, 57, 53, 37, and 44%, respectively, of the N, P, K, Ca, and Mg accumulated.

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Estimating Aboveground Tree Biomass for Beetle-Killed Lodgepole Pine in the Rocky Mountains of Northern Colorado

Forest Science ◽

10.5849/fs.2016-065 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 63 (4) ◽

pp. 413-419 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Woodam Chung ◽

Paul Evangelista ◽

Nathaniel Anderson ◽

Anthony Vorster ◽

Hee Han ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Rocky Mountains ◽

Lodgepole Pine ◽

Tree Biomass ◽

Northern Colorado ◽

Aboveground Tree Biomass

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QUANTIFYING FOREST ABOVEGROUND CARBON POOLS AND FLUXES USING MULTI-TEMPORAL LIDAR A report on field monitoring, remote sensing MMV, GIS integration, and modeling results for forestry field validation test to quantify aboveground tree biomass and carbon

10.2172/1037874 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Lee Spangler ◽

Lee A. Vierling ◽

Eva K. Stand ◽

Andrew T. Hudak ◽

Jan U.H. Eitel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Field Monitoring ◽

Carbon Pools ◽

Field Validation ◽

Tree Biomass ◽

Validation Test ◽

Aboveground Carbon ◽

Gis Integration ◽

Multi Temporal ◽

Aboveground Tree Biomass

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Aboveground tree biomass prediction options for the Dry Afromontane forests in south-central Ethiopia

Forest Ecology and Management ◽

10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118335 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 473 ◽

pp. 118335 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Zerihun Asrat ◽

Tron Eid ◽

Terje Gobakken ◽

Mesele Negash

Keyword(s):

Tree Biomass ◽

Central Ethiopia ◽

South Central ◽

Afromontane Forests ◽

Aboveground Tree Biomass

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Microbial biomass and C and N transformations in forest floors under European beech, sessile oak, Norway spruce and Douglas-fir at four temperate forest sites

Soil Biology and Biochemistry ◽

10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.02.004 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 41 (4) ◽

pp. 831-839 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

S. Malchair ◽

M. Carnol

Keyword(s):

Microbial Biomass ◽

Norway Spruce ◽

Temperate Forest ◽

European Beech ◽

Douglas Fir ◽

N Transformations ◽

Sessile Oak ◽

Forest Sites ◽

C And N ◽

Forest Floors

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Effect of Wildfire on Herbaceous Vegetation in Cypress Mixed Oak Forest of Nainital, Kumaun Himalaya, India

Current Trends in Forest Research ◽

10.29011/2638-0013.100021 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Oak Forest ◽

Herbaceous Vegetation ◽

Kumaun Himalaya

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Aboveground tree biomass in a recovering tropical sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn. f.) forest of Eastern Ghats, India

Biomass and Bioenergy ◽

10.1016/j.biombioe.2006.01.003 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 30 (6) ◽

pp. 509-521 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Soumit K. Behera ◽

Malaya K. Misra

Keyword(s):

Eastern Ghats ◽

Tree Biomass ◽

Shorea Robusta ◽

Aboveground Tree Biomass

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The potential benefit of using forest biomass data in addition to carbon and water flux measurements to constrain ecosystem model parameters: Case studies at two temperate forest sites

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology ◽

10.1016/j.agrformet.2016.12.004 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 234-235 ◽

pp. 48-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

T. Thum ◽

N. MacBean ◽

P. Peylin ◽

C. Bacour ◽

D. Santaren ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Potential Benefit ◽

Temperate Forest ◽

Water Flux ◽

Forest Biomass ◽

Ecosystem Model ◽

Model Parameters ◽

Forest Sites ◽

Flux Measurements

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Significance of provisioning ecosystem services from moist temperate forest ecosystems: lessons from upper Kedarnath valley, Garhwal, India

Energy Ecology and Environment ◽

10.1007/s40974-016-0008-9 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 109-121 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Shalini Dhyani ◽

Deepak Dhyani

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Temperate Forest ◽

Forest Ecosystems ◽

Provisioning Ecosystem Services ◽

Moist Temperate Forest ◽

Kedarnath Valley

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Fate of 15N-labelled fertilizer applied on snow at two forest sites in British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Forest Research ◽

10.1139/x90-210 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 20 (10) ◽

pp. 1583-1592 ◽

Cited By ~ 45

Author(s):

Caroline M. Preston ◽

Valin G. Marshall ◽

Kevin McCullough ◽

Donald J. Mead

Keyword(s):

British Columbia ◽

Direct Consequence ◽

Growing Season ◽

Organic N ◽

Green Mountain ◽

Tree Biomass ◽

Coastal Site ◽

N Losses ◽

Total Recovery ◽

Forest Sites

Fertilizer was applied on snow in January 1981 at 100 kg N•ha−1 as [15N]urea, 15NH4NO3, and NH415NO3 to 11-year-old lodgepole pine (Pinuscontorta Dougl. var. latifolia Engelm.) at Spillimacheen in the British Columbia interior and as [15N]urea (200 kg N•ha−1) to 13-year-old Douglas-fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii (Mirb.) Franco) at Green Mountain, a coastal site in British Columbia. Recovery of labelled N after one growing season was determined in soil and biomass at both sites, and it was also monitored during the growing season in snow and soil at Spillimacheen. At Green Mountain, 5.5% of urea N was recovered in tree biomass, 10.8% in understory, and 33.4% in soil organic N (total recovery 49.7%). Leaching may have contributed to N losses at Green Mountain, but was probably not a direct consequence of the application on snow. At Spillimacheen, total recovery of [15N]urea was 93.3%, with 10.1% in tree biomass, 2.4% in understory, and 80.8% in soil. For 15NH4NO3, recoveries were 5.3% in tree biomass, 2.9% in understory, and 87.0% in soil, for a total of 95.2%. For NH415NO3, recoveries were 1.9% in tree biomass, 3.4% in understory, and 39.1% in soil, for a total of 44.4%. At Spillimacheen, the performance of 15NH4NO3 was comparable to that of urea in tree uptake and soil retention. There were large losses with the NH415NO3 source, however, most likely due to leaching and denitrification during snowmelt. For this reason, fertilization with nitrate on snow is not recommended because of nitrate's susceptibility to leaching, but urea and ammonium sources may be applied under these conditions.

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