Influence of stand,site and meteorological variables on the maximum leaf area index of beech,oak and Scots pine |
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Authors: | Raphael Bequet Vincent Kint Matteo Campioli Dries Vansteenkiste Bart Muys Reinhart Ceulemans |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium;(2) Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E, Box 2411, 3001 Leuven, Belgium;(3) Department of Forest and Water Management, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Laboratory of Wood Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium |
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Abstract: | Different multiple linear regression models of maximum leaf area index (LAImax) based on stand characteristics, site quality, meteorological variables and their combinations were constructed and cross-validated
for three economically important tree species in Flanders, Belgium: European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). The models were successfully tested on similar datasets of experimental sites across Europe. For each species, ten homogeneous
and mature stands were selected, covering the species’ entire stand productivity range based on an a priori site index classification.
LAImax was derived from measurements of leaf area index (LAI) made by means of hemispherical digital photography over the whole
growing season (mid-April till end October 2008). Species-specific models of LAImax for beech and oak were mostly driven by management practice affecting stand characteristics and tree growth. Tree density
and dominant height were main predictors for beech, while stand age and tree-ring growth were important in the oak models.
Scots pine models were more affected by site quality and meteorological variables. The beech meteorological model showed very
good agreement with LAI at several European sites. Scots pine’s stand model predicted well LAI across Europe. Since the species-specific
models did not share common predictors, generic models of LAImax were developed for the 30 studied sites. Dominant height was found to be the best predictor in those generic models. As expected,
they showed a lower predictive performance than species-specific ones. |
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