Amount of downed woody debris and its prediction using stand characteristics in boreal and mixedwood forests of Ontario, Canada
Amount of downed woody debris and its prediction using stand characteristics in boreal and mixedwood forests of Ontario, Canada
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加拿大安大略省北方林和混交林中倒下的木质残骸量及其林分特征预测
DOI:
10.1139/x08-067
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发表时间:
2008
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Jiaxin Chen
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作者:
M. Ter‐Mikaelian;S. Colombo;Jiaxin Chen
We analyzed data on downed woody debris (DWD) from 435 permanent sample plots in boreal and mixedwood forests of Ontario seeking empirical relationships to predict DWD quantity from stand attributes. In each permanent sample plot, data were collected along three transects, including diameter, tree species, and degree of decomposition of DWD pieces with diameter greater than or equal to 7.5 cm at the point of intersection with the transect. Amounts of DWD in sample plots ranged from 0.7 to 402.7 m3·ha–1 and from 0.1 to 103.4 t·ha–1. Mean DWD values were 65.4 m3·ha–1 and 15.9 t·ha–1 in softwood- and 61.9 m3·ha–1 and 16.5 t·ha–1 in hardwood-dominated plots. Our analysis revealed no relationship between DWD and stand age, site index, or stocking for plots dominated by black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP), eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.), sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.), and red oak (Quercus rubra L.) and weak relationships for plots dominated by jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.), red pine (Pinus...