Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.31298/sl.140.11-12.4
Biomass equations for calabrian pine in the mediterranean region of Turkey
Turan Sönmez
; Bursa Technical University, Faculty of Forestry, Bursa, Turkey
Aydin Karhiman
; Artvin Çoruh University, Faculty of Forestry, Artvin, Turkey
Abdurrahman Şahin
; Artvin Çoruh University, Faculty of Forestry, 08000, Artvin, Turkey
Mehmet Yavuz
; Artvin Çoruh University, Faculty of Forestry, 08000, Artvin, Turkey
Abstract
The aim of this study was to develop allometric equations for the estimation of above-ground biomass components of Calabrian pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) tree in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey. Using regression analysis, different allometric equations were fitted for the tree components of the above-ground biomass using diameter at breast height (dbh) and tree height as estimators. Two hundred and ninety-two trees between 0.4 and 63.0 cm in dbh were randomly sampled throughout 292 natural, pure Calabrian pine stands in Turkey’s Mediterranean Region, where it forms diverse stand structures. Finally, the allometric equations were developed for the tree components of the Calabrian pine tree for the stem, bark, branch, needle and total above-ground biomass. The stem, bark and total biomass equations explained more than 90% of the observed variability, while the branch and needle biomass equations explained 82% and 65%, respectively.
Keywords
Calabrian pine; biomass estimation; allometric equations
Hrčak ID:
170761
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2016.
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