Biomass equations for forest regrowth in the eastern Amazon using randomized branch sampling

Acta Amazonica

Mark Jonathan Ducey²  Daniel Jacob Zarin¹  Steel Silva Vasconcelos¹  Maristela Machado Araújo¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de New Hampshire

关键词: Allometry;    Allometric equations;    Secondary growth;    Tropical forest;    Alometria;    Equações alométricas;    Crescimento secundário;    Floresta tropical;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0044-59672009000200013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Forest regrowth occupies an extensive and increasing area in the Amazon basin, but accurate assessment of the impact of regrowth on carbon and nutrient cycles has been hampered by a paucity of available allometric equations. We develop pooled and species-specific equations for total aboveground biomass for a study site in the eastern Amazon that had been abandoned for 15 years. Field work was conducted using randomized branch sampling, a rapid technique that has seen little use in tropical forests. High consistency of sample paths in randomized branch sampling, as measured by the standard error of individual paths (14%), suggests the method may provide substantial efficiencies when compared to traditional procedures. The best fitting equations in this study used the traditional form Y=a×DBHb, where Y is biomass, DBH is diameter at breast height, and a and b are both species-specific parameters. Species-specific equations of the form Y=a(BA×H), where Y is biomass, BA is tree basal area, H is tree height, and a is a species-specific parameter, fit almost as well. Comparison with previously published equations indicated errors from -33% to +29% would have occurred using off-site relationships. We also present equations for stemwood, twigs, and foliage as biomass components.

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