Estimation of Forest Biomass Patterns across Northeast China Based on Allometric Scale Relationship
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. StudyArea
2.2. Datasets
2.2.1. Climate Data
2.2.2. Land Surface Reflectance
2.2.3. Ancillary Data
2.2.4. Tree Height and Biomass Measurements
GLAS-Derived Tree Heights
Field-Measured Tree Biomass
2.3. Methodology
2.3.1. Tree Height Estimation Methods
Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Tree Heights Model Approach
Allometric Scaling and Resource Limitations (ASRL) Model Approach
2.3.2. Forest Biomass Modeling
3. Results
3.1. Canopy Heights Mapping in NE China by Two Tree Height Methods
3.2. Forest Biomass Estimation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Statistics | Shoot Biomass(t/ha) | Root Biomass(t/ha) | Total Biomass (t/ha) |
---|---|---|---|
Maximum Value | 369.1 | 106 | 432.4 |
Minimum Value | 8.8 | 1.9 | 10.7 |
Mean Value | 113.1044715 | 26.62682927 | 139.7052846 |
Variance | 6088.720266 | 389.2960119 | 9226.870054 |
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Ni, X.; Cao, C.; Zhou, Y.; Ding, L.; Choi, S.; Shi, Y.; Park, T.; Fu, X.; Hu, H.; Wang, X. Estimation of Forest Biomass Patterns across Northeast China Based on Allometric Scale Relationship. Forests 2017, 8, 288. https://doi.org/10.3390/f8080288
Ni X, Cao C, Zhou Y, Ding L, Choi S, Shi Y, Park T, Fu X, Hu H, Wang X. Estimation of Forest Biomass Patterns across Northeast China Based on Allometric Scale Relationship. Forests. 2017; 8(8):288. https://doi.org/10.3390/f8080288
Chicago/Turabian StyleNi, Xiliang, Chunxiang Cao, Yuke Zhou, Lin Ding, Sungho Choi, Yuli Shi, Taejin Park, Xiao Fu, Hong Hu, and Xuejun Wang. 2017. "Estimation of Forest Biomass Patterns across Northeast China Based on Allometric Scale Relationship" Forests 8, no. 8: 288. https://doi.org/10.3390/f8080288