| Cover as a simple predictor of biomass for two shrubs in Tibet | |
| Zhang, L (Zhang, Lin)1,2; Cui, GS (Cui, Guangshuai)1,3; Shen, W (Shen, Wei)1; Liu, XS (Liu, Xinsheng)4; Zhang, L | |
| Source Publication | ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
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| 2016 | |
| Volume | 64Issue:0Pages:266-271 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.01.009 |
| Abstract | Knowledge of the quantitative relationship between plant cover and its corresponding biomass for shrubs is not well known, especially for those on the Tibetan Plateau. Based on investigations of 35 sites, 90 plots and 95 standard individuals for two typical shrub species (Rhododendron nivale Hook. f. and Sophora moorcroftiana (Benth.) Baker) across Tibet, we developed allometric models for biomass estimation from measurements of crown diameter and/or height. We found that the parameters of crown projection area (CPA), height and their product (volume) were all significantly (p < 0.01) correlated with dry mass of different organs for both species at individual level. The CPA rather than volume best predicted aboveground dry mass. This is because that the bulk density declined significantly with increasing plant height, leading to the inappropriateness for plant height itself being employed as a parameter in biomass estimation, especially for shrubs in smaller size groups. At community level, cover was tightly correlated with the aboveground, belowground and total biomass (R-2 = 0.97-0.99). Therefore, biomass for the two shrubs can be simply estimated by measuring plant cover, which enables rapid estimation of shrubland carbon stock at large scales by using satellite data and repeated experiments over time. This non-destructive method using cover to estimate shrub biomass can be applied not only in arid ecosystems but also in alpine or subalpine environment. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| Subject Area | 自然地理学 |
| WOS ID | WOS:000371098700027 |
| Language | 英语 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Keyword | Net Primary Production Alpine Dwarf Shrubs Aboveground Biomass Canopy Coverage Vegetation Equations Environments Productivity Australia Gradient |
| Cooperation Status | 国内 |
| Department | 环境 |
| Subtype | Article |
| Citation statistics | |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.itpcas.ac.cn/handle/131C11/7714 |
| Collection | 图书馆 |
| Corresponding Author | Zhang, L |
| Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Tibetan Plateau Res, Key Lab Alpine Ecol & Biodivers, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.CAS Ctr Excellence Tibetan Plateau Earth Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100039, Peoples R China 4.Jiujiang Univ, Coll Tourism & Terr Resources, Jiujiang 332005, Jiangxi, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Zhang, L ,Cui, GS ,Shen, W ,et al. Cover as a simple predictor of biomass for two shrubs in Tibet[J]. ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,2016,64(0):266-271. |
| APA | Zhang, L ,Cui, GS ,Shen, W ,Liu, XS ,&Zhang, L.(2016).Cover as a simple predictor of biomass for two shrubs in Tibet.ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS,64(0),266-271. |
| MLA | Zhang, L ,et al."Cover as a simple predictor of biomass for two shrubs in Tibet".ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS 64.0(2016):266-271. |
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