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Developing allometric equations for estimating shrub biomass in a Boreal Fen / Annie He in Forests, vol 9 n° 9 (September 2018)  

Public [article]  inForests > vol 9 n° 9 (September 2018) Titre : Developing allometric equations for estimating shrub biomass in a Boreal Fen Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Annie He, Auteur ; Gregory J. McDermid, Auteur ; Mir Mustafizur Rahman, Auteur ; Maria Strack, Auteur ; Saraswati Saraswati, Auteur ; Bin Xu, Auteur Année de publication : 2018 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation [Termes IGN] allométrie [Termes IGN] Alnus (genre) [Termes IGN] biomasse aérienne [Termes IGN] estimation statistique [Termes IGN] marais [Termes IGN] Salix (genre) [Termes IGN] tourbe Résumé : (Auteur) Allometric equations for estimating aboveground biomass (AGB) from easily measured plant attributes are unavailable for most species common to mid-continental boreal peatlands, where shrubs comprise a large component of the vegetation community. Our study develops allometric equations for three dominant genera found in boreal fens: Alnus spp. (alder), Salix spp. (willow) and Betula pumila (bog birch). Two different types of local equations were developed: (1) individual equations based on genus/phylogeny, and (2) a general equation that pooled all individuals regardless of genera. The general equation had a R2 = 0.97 (n = 82), and was not significantly different (p > 0.05) than any of the phylogenetic equations. This indicated that a single generalized equation is sufficient in estimating AGB for all three genera occurring in our study area. A closer look at the performance of the general equation revealed that smaller stems were predicted less accurately than larger stems because of the higher variability of leafy biomass found in small individuals. Previously published equations developed in other ecoregions did not perform as well as our local equations. Numéro de notice : A2018-502 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.3390/f9090569 Date de publication en ligne : 15/09/2018 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/f9090569 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=91216 [article]