Biomass expansion factors and allometric equations in an age sequence for Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) in southern Korea

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 316-322

  Lim, Hyungwoo ^a   Lee, Kye Han ^a   Lee, Kyeong Hak ^b   Park, In Hyeop ^c  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Forest Research Institute   (South Korea)

^c Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age sequence; Carbon allocation; Destructive tree harvesting; R S ratio; Stem density

Indexed keywords

AGE SEQUENCE; CARBON ALLOCATION; R/S RATIO; STEM DENSITY; TREE HARVESTING;

BIOLOGY; BIOMASS;

FORESTRY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AGE STRUCTURE; ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DENSITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; STEM;

BIOLOGY; BIOMASS; CARBON; DENSITY; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; SEQUENCES; STEMS; TREES;

KOREA;

CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA;

EID: 84880616445     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-012-0353-2     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Akio H, Taketo Y, Kazuharu O (1993) Allometric relations in hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa (Sieb. et Zucc.) Endl.) trees. Bull Nagoya Univ For 12: 11-29.
2. Cairns MA, Brown S, Helmer EH, Baumgardner GA (1997) Root biomass allocation in the world's upland forests. Oecologia 111: 1-11.
3. Dixon RK, Solomon AM, Brown S, Houghton RA, Trexier MC, Wisniewski J (1994) Carbon pools and flux of global forest ecosystems. Science 263: 185-190.
4. Enoki T, Inoue T, Tashiro N, Ishii H (2010) Aboveground productivity of an unsuccessful 140-year-old Cryptomeria japonica plantation in Northern Kyushu, Japan. J For Res 16: 268-274.
5. Fukuda M, Iehara T, Matsumoto M (2003) Carbon stock estimates for sugi and hinoki forests in Japan. For Ecol Manag 184: 1-16.
6. APAR, and net primary production of terrestrial ecosystems. Remote Sensing Environ 70: 29-51.
7. Grier CC, Logan RS (1977) Old-growth Pseudotsuga menziesii communities of a western Oregon watershed: biomass distribution and production budgets. Ecol Monogr 47: 373-400.
8. Hosoda K, Iehara T (2010) Aboveground biomass equations for individual trees of Cryptomeria japonica, Chamaecyparis obtusa and Larix kaempferi in Japan. J For Res 15: 299-306.
9. Kajimoto T, Matsuura Y, Sofronov MA, Volokitina AV, Mori S, Osawa A, Abaimov AP (1999) Above- and belowground biomass and net primary productivity of a Larix gmelinii stand near Tura, Central Siberia. Tree Physiol 19: 815-822.
10. Karizumi N (1974) The mechanism and function of tree root in the process of forest production, 2: root biomass and distribution in stands. Bull Gov For Exp Stn 267: 1-88.
11. Kim C (1999) Aboveground nutrient distribution in pitch pine (Pinus rigida) and Japanese larch (Larix leptolepis) plantations. J Korean For Soc 88: 266-272 (in Korean).
12. Kim JS, Son YW, Lim JH, Kim ZS (1996) Aboveground biomass, N and P distribution, and litterfall in Pinus rigida and Larix leptolepis plantations. J Korean For Soc 85: 416-425 (in Korean).
13. Kim C, Jeong J, Kim RH, Son YM, Lee KH, Kim JS, Park IH (2010) Allometric equations and biomass expansion factors of Japanese red pine on the local level. Landsc Ecol Eng 7: 283-289.
14. Koga S, Zhang S (2002) Relationships between wood density and annual growth rate components in balsam fir (Abies balsamea). Wood Fiber Sci 34: 146-157.
15. Kurz WA, Beukema SJ, Apps MJ (1996) Estimation of root biomass and dynamics for the carbon budget model of the Canadian forest sector. Can J For Res 26: 1973-1979.
16. Lee DK, Kim GT (1997) Tree form and biomass allocation of Quercus species, Larix leptolepis (Sieb. et Zucc.) Gordon and Pinus koraiensis Sieb. et Zucc. in Kwangju-Gun, Kyunggi-Do. J Korean For Soc 86: 208-213 (in Korean).
17. Lee YJ, Lee MH, Lee KH, Son YM, Seo JH, Park IH, Son Y (2006) Effects of stand age classes on biomass expansion factors and stem densities in Chamaecyparis obtusa plantations. J Korean For Soc 95: 50-54 (in Korean).
18. Lehtonen A, Makipaa R, Heikkinen J, Sievanen R, Liski J (2004) Biomass expansion factors (BEFs) for scots pine, Norway spruce and birch according to stand age for boreal forests. For Ecol Manag 188: 211-224.
19. Levy PE, Hale SE, Nicoll BC (2004) Biomass expansion factors and root: shoot ratios for coniferous tree species in Great Britain. Forestry 77: 421-430.
20. Litton CM, Ryan MG, Tinker DB, Knight DH (2003) Belowground and aboveground biomass in young postfire lodgepole pine forests of contrasting tree density. Can J Forest Res 33: 351-363.
21. Magnani F, Mencuccini M, Grace J (2000) Age-related decline in stand productivity: the role of structural acclimation under hydraulic constraints. Plant Cell Environ 23: 251-263.
22. Montagu KD, Duttmer K, Barton CVM, Cowie AL (2005) Developing general allometric relationships for regional estimates of carbon sequestration-an example using Eucalyptus pilularis from seven contrasting sites. For Ecol Manag 204: 113-127.
23. Noh N, Son Y, Kim JS, Kim RH, Seo KY, Seo KW, Koo JW, Kyung JH, Park IH, Lee YJ, Son YM, Lee KH (2006) A study on estimation of biomass, stem density and biomass expansion factor for stand age classes of Japanese larch (Larix leptolepis) stands in Gapyeong area. J Korean For Environ 25: 1-8 (in Korean).
24. Peichl M, Arain MA (2007) Allometry and partitioning of above- and belowground tree biomass in an age-sequence of white pine forests. For Ecol Manag 253: 68-80.
25. TerMikaelian MT, Korzukhin MD (1997) Biomass equations for sixty-five North American tree species. For Ecol Manag 97: 1-24.
26. Tobin B, Nieuwenhuis M (2007) Biomass expansion factors for Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) in Ireland. Eur J For Res 126: 189-196.
27. Wang C (2006) Biomass allometric equations for 10 co-occurring tree species in Chinese temperate forests. For Ecol Manag 222: 9-16.
28. Wang JR, Letchford T, Comeau P, Kimmins JP (2000) Above- and below-ground biomass and nutrient distribution of a paper birch and subalpine fir mixed-species stand in the sub-boreal spruce zone of British Columbia. For Ecol Manag 130: 17-26.
29. West PW (2004) Tree and forest measurement. Springer, New York.