Allometric equations for biomass estimations in Cameroon and pan moist tropical equations including biomass data from Africa

Moist tropical forests in Africa and elsewhere store large amounts of carbon and need accurate allometric regressions for their estimation. In Africa the absence of species-specific or mixed-species allometric equations has lead to broad use of pan moist tropical equations to estimate tree biomass. This lack of information has raised many discussions on the accuracy of these data, since equations were derived from biomass collected outside Africa.     

不同估算树冠生物量方法的比较——以长白落叶松林为例

以长白落叶松人工林为研究对象,应用平均标准木法及枝解析木法调查树冠生物量,并采用标准枝法与枝条模型估算法对估测的树冠生物量进行了比较研究。分析了枝长与枝基径,枝条生物量与枝基径、枝长等各因子的相关关系,建立一级枝长模型及枝条生物量模型。通过对枝条生物量估测模型的比较,结果表明:枝基径与枝条生物量、叶生物量有很高的相关性,幂函数拟合的精度较高,参数估计较稳定;虽然二次多项式模型拟合的相关系数较大,但因参数变动较大,预测不稳定。在树冠生物量模型研究中,基于胸径建立异速生物量模型,相关系数R2值达0.906以上;通过对估测树冠生物量模型的比较,枝条模型估测法优于标准枝法,同时对模型进行F检验,F值达极显著水平,所选枝条生物量模型对长白落叶松树冠生物量的估测具一定参考价值。