Estimating the Carbon Pool in the Phytomass of Larch Forests in Northern Eurasia

A data bank on larch phytomass was compiled on the basis of 60 publications describing the data obtained on 360 plots distributed over the area extending from England to Japan. These data were used for calculating conversion factors, i.e., the ratios of carbon pools in trunks, roots, skeletal branch...

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Published in:Russian journal of ecology 2001-07, Vol.32 (4), p.235-242
Main Authors: Usol'tsev, V A, Koltunova, A I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon
Foliage
Larix
Organic carbon
Understory
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Summary:A data bank on larch phytomass was compiled on the basis of 60 publications describing the data obtained on 360 plots distributed over the area extending from England to Japan. These data were used for calculating conversion factors, i.e., the ratios of carbon pools in trunks, roots, skeletal branches, foliage, and understory (metric tons per hectare) to standing crop (m^sup 3^/ha). The systems of recursive equations for estimating both volume-forming indices and conversion factors and combined into a second-level recursion system were calculated for 21 regions and forest formations of Northern Eurasia. The values of organic carbon pool in phytomass fractions were estimated for each region and formation.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1067-4136
1608-3334
DOI:10.1023/A:1011306420227