Forest biomass at Xiaolong Mountain in Gansu
Province, China

doi:10.1007/s11461-008-0037-4

Front. For. China

2008, Vol. 3

Issue (2) : 206-212 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11461-008-0037-4

Forest biomass at Xiaolong Mountain in Gansu Province, China

CHENG Tangren¹, FENG Jing², MA Qinyan³, FENG Zhongke³, LUO Xu³, WANG Yutao³, ZHANG Yanlin⁴

1.National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Forestry University；College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University; 2.Beijing Forestry University Library, Beijing Forestry University; 3.College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University; 4.College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University；Gansu Forestry Technological College;

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Abstract In order to accurately estimate the size of the carbon pool and the capacity of the carbon sink in the forested areas of Xiaolong Mountain in Gansu Province, we have established regression equations of organ biomass of eight tree species. We measured and investigated the biomass of different forest stand types based on data from 1259 standard sample plots and 836 standard sample trees. The results show that stand biomass, expressed in t·hm^-2 for eight types of forest stands on Xiaolong Mountain, are as follows: Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata 84.05, Pinus tabulaeformis 62.44, Quercus variabilis 81.77, Populus sp. and Betula sp. combined 77.44, Larix sp. 69.00, Pinus armandii 70.07, Picea sp. 96.49 and Abies sp. 98.72. We also looked at other broad-leaved mixed forests. Our study shows that the biomass of a single tree of each tree species is closely related to the diameter at breast height (DBH) and to tree height. The biomass of single trees as well as stand volumes is closely related to average DBH, average tree height and to stand density.

Issue Date: 05 June 2008

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FENG Jing,CHENG Tangren,WANG Yutao, et al. Forest biomass at Xiaolong Mountain in Gansu Province, China[J]. Front. For. China, 2008, 3(2): 206-212.

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