Pipe Model Can Accurately Estimate Crown Biomass of Larch (Larix olgensis) Plantation Forest in Northeast China

Author:

Huang Chenyu1,Zhang Yuanyuan23,Chen Lu1,Zhuang Liwen4,Zhang Yanliang1,Sang Weiguo1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China

2. Beijing Milu Ecological Research Center, Beijing 100076, China

3. Beijing Biodiversity Conservation Research Center, Beijing 100076, China

4. Heilongjiang Academy of Forestry, Harbin 150081, China

Abstract

The pipe model theory has been applied to estimate allometry of trees in many regions; however, its reliability and generality need more verification for estimating crown biomass in China. In the present study, the crown biomass of Larix olgensis plantations in four sites in northeast China was estimated using the pipe model, and the correlation efficiency index of larch crown biomass for pipe model estimation was 0.953. The crown biomass of larch plantations could be accurately estimated by the tree height, crown base height, and stem area at breast height. Meanwhile, the effects of site, stand density, and age on the accuracy of crown biomass estimated by the pipe model were detected. The covariance analysis showed that the effect of age on crown biomass was 0.024, indicating that age had a significant effect on the estimation accuracy in this model, while site and stand density had no significant effects (p = 0.180 and p = 0.169). Our study showed that the crown biomass of L. olgensis plantations in northeast China could be accurately estimated using the pipe model, and we recommend considering the age effect in practical applications.

Funder

the National Key Research and Development Program

Beijing Financial Project

the International Research Training Group TreeDì jointly funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Forestry

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