Ground Cover—Biomass Functions for Early-Seral Vegetation

编号 010031204

推送时间 20211011

研究领域 森林生态 

年份 2021 

类型 期刊 

语种 英语

标题 Ground Cover—Biomass Functions for Early-Seral Vegetation

来源期刊 forest

期 第312期

发表时间 20210917

关键词 allometry;  biomass;  competing vegetation;  cover;  early-seral vegetation;  reforestation;  understory;  vegetation abundance; 

摘要 Vegetation biomass is commonly measured through destructive sampling, but this method is time-consuming and is not applicable for certain studies. Therefore, it is necessary to find reliable methods to estimate vegetation biomass indirectly. Quantification of early-seral vegetation biomass in reforested stands in the United States Pacific Northwest (PNW) is important as competition between the vegetation community and planted conifer seedlings can have important consequences on seedling performance. The goal of this study was to develop models to indirectly estimate early-seral vegetation biomass using vegetation cover, height, or a combination of the two for different growth habits (ferns, forbs, graminoids, brambles, and shrubs) and environments (wet and dry) in reforested timber stands in Western Oregon, USA. Six different linear and non-linear regression models were tested using cover or the product of cover and height as the only predicting variable, and two additional models tested the use of cover and height as independent variables. The models were developed for six different growth habits and two different environments. Generalized models tested the combination of all growth habits (total) and sites (pooled data set). Power models were used to estimate early-seral vegetation biomass for most of the growth habits, at both sites, and for the pooled data set. Furthermore, when power models were preferred, most of the growth habits used vegetation cover and height separately as predicting variables. Selecting generalized models for predicting early-seral vegetation biomass across different growth habits and environments is a good option and does not involve an important trade-off by losing accuracy and/or precision. The presented models offer an efficient and non-destructive method for foresters and scientists to estimate vegetation biomass from simple field or aerial measurement of cover and height. Depending on the objectives and availability of input data, users may select which model to apply. View Full-Text

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