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Notes on the biomass expansion factors of Quercus mongolica and Quercus variabilis forests in Korea

Journal of Ecology and Environment / Journal of Ecology and Environment, (P)2287-8327; (E)2288-1220
2012, v.35 no.3, pp.243-249
Xiaodong Li (Jiangxi Agricultural University)





Xiaodong, L. , & (2012). Notes on the biomass expansion factors of Quercus mongolica and Quercus variabilis forests in Korea. Journal of Ecology and Environment, 35(3), 243-249.
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Biomass expansion factors, which convert timber volume (or dry weight) to biomass, are used for estimating the forest biomass and accounting for the carbon budget at a regional or national scale. We estimated the biomass conversion and expansion factors (BCEF), biomass expansion factors (BEF), root to shoot ratio (R), and ecosystem biomass expansion factor (EBEF) for Quercus mongolica Fisch. and Quercus variabilis Bl. forests based on publications in Korea. The mean BCEF, BEF, and R for Q. mongolica was 1.0383 Mg/m3 (N = 27; standard deviation [SD], 0.5515), 1.3572 (N = 27; SD,0.1355), and 0.2017 (N = 32; SD, 0.0447), respectively. The mean BCEF, BEF, and R for Q. variabilis was 0.7164 Mg/m3 (N = 17; SD, 0.3232), 1.2464 (N = 17; SD, 0.0823), and 0.1660 (N = 8; SD, 0.0632), respectively. The mean EBEF, as a simple method for estimating the ground vegetation biomass, was 1.0216 (N = 7; SD, 0.0232) for Q. mongolica forest ecosystems,and 1.0496 (N = 8; SD, 0.0725) for Q. variabilis forest ecosystems. The biomass expansion factor values in this study may be better estimates of forest biomass in Q. mongolica or Q. variabilis forests of Korea compared with the default values given by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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biomass conversion factor, biomass expansion factor, Quercus mongolica, Quercus variabilis, root/shoot ratio

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