Estimation of forest litter fractions by regression analysis in different aged stands of Pinus nigra

SUMMARY: Forest litter (FL) carbon accumulation patterns can be predicted by certain tree and stand parameters to assess how variably managed forests may accumulate carbon. The aim of our study was to use tree stand data to refine methods to predict the composition of FL fragments in temperate, semi...

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Autores principales: Baris Tecimen,Hüseyin, Sevgi,Orhan, Yalcin Yilmaz,Osman, Carus,Serdar, Kavgaci,Ali, Akburak,Serdar
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Publicado: Universidad Austral de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales 2019
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spelling oai:scielo:S0717-920020190001000412019-05-09Estimation of forest litter fractions by regression analysis in different aged stands of Pinus nigraBaris Tecimen,HüseyinSevgi,OrhanYalcin Yilmaz,OsmanCarus,SerdarKavgaci,AliAkburak,Serdar black pine dry branch thickness forest litter stand age SUMMARY: Forest litter (FL) carbon accumulation patterns can be predicted by certain tree and stand parameters to assess how variably managed forests may accumulate carbon. The aim of our study was to use tree stand data to refine methods to predict the composition of FL fragments in temperate, semi-humid black pine forests (Pinus nigra) in western Anatolia, Turkey. Predictive models were established between FL fractions (fine fragments of < 2, 2-4, and > 4 mm and coarse woody debris of branches < 5 cm, > 5 cm, cones and bark) and tree parameters (stand age, tree height, diameter at breast height, tree basal area, tree density, lowest tree crown height and tree crown thickness). We sampled 105 stands of ages < 50, 50-100, and > 100 years, that were distributed at 5 altitudinal steps (500 to 1,750 m). A multi-regression analysis was used to estimate FL fraction for different-age stands. Total FL dry biomass varied from 18 to 213 Mg/ha (average: 94 Mg/ha). The fine fragment fraction (> 4 mm) represented the largest proportion of FL (36 %). Coarse woody debris amounted for 6.6-7.8 % of the FL and branches < 5 cm accounted for the highest proportion (12.4-26.4 %) of coarse woody debris. The most influential parameters predicting FL fragment proportions included dry branch thickness, thinning rate, height and age (R2: 0.11 to 0.67). The combination of long-term observation and fine and coarse litter trapping methods should improve the estimation rates of sequestered carbon in forest ecosystems.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad Austral de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias ForestalesBosque (Valdivia) v.40 n.1 20192019-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-92002019000100041en10.4067/S0717-92002019000100041
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language English
topic black pine
dry branch thickness
forest litter
stand age
spellingShingle black pine
dry branch thickness
forest litter
stand age
Baris Tecimen,Hüseyin
Sevgi,Orhan
Yalcin Yilmaz,Osman
Carus,Serdar
Kavgaci,Ali
Akburak,Serdar
Estimation of forest litter fractions by regression analysis in different aged stands of Pinus nigra
description SUMMARY: Forest litter (FL) carbon accumulation patterns can be predicted by certain tree and stand parameters to assess how variably managed forests may accumulate carbon. The aim of our study was to use tree stand data to refine methods to predict the composition of FL fragments in temperate, semi-humid black pine forests (Pinus nigra) in western Anatolia, Turkey. Predictive models were established between FL fractions (fine fragments of < 2, 2-4, and > 4 mm and coarse woody debris of branches < 5 cm, > 5 cm, cones and bark) and tree parameters (stand age, tree height, diameter at breast height, tree basal area, tree density, lowest tree crown height and tree crown thickness). We sampled 105 stands of ages < 50, 50-100, and > 100 years, that were distributed at 5 altitudinal steps (500 to 1,750 m). A multi-regression analysis was used to estimate FL fraction for different-age stands. Total FL dry biomass varied from 18 to 213 Mg/ha (average: 94 Mg/ha). The fine fragment fraction (> 4 mm) represented the largest proportion of FL (36 %). Coarse woody debris amounted for 6.6-7.8 % of the FL and branches < 5 cm accounted for the highest proportion (12.4-26.4 %) of coarse woody debris. The most influential parameters predicting FL fragment proportions included dry branch thickness, thinning rate, height and age (R2: 0.11 to 0.67). The combination of long-term observation and fine and coarse litter trapping methods should improve the estimation rates of sequestered carbon in forest ecosystems.
author Baris Tecimen,Hüseyin
Sevgi,Orhan
Yalcin Yilmaz,Osman
Carus,Serdar
Kavgaci,Ali
Akburak,Serdar
author_facet Baris Tecimen,Hüseyin
Sevgi,Orhan
Yalcin Yilmaz,Osman
Carus,Serdar
Kavgaci,Ali
Akburak,Serdar
author_sort Baris Tecimen,Hüseyin
title Estimation of forest litter fractions by regression analysis in different aged stands of Pinus nigra
title_short Estimation of forest litter fractions by regression analysis in different aged stands of Pinus nigra
title_full Estimation of forest litter fractions by regression analysis in different aged stands of Pinus nigra
title_fullStr Estimation of forest litter fractions by regression analysis in different aged stands of Pinus nigra
title_full_unstemmed Estimation of forest litter fractions by regression analysis in different aged stands of Pinus nigra
title_sort estimation of forest litter fractions by regression analysis in different aged stands of pinus nigra
publisher Universidad Austral de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales
publishDate 2019
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-92002019000100041
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