Determinants of Deadwood Biomass under the Background of Nitrogen and Water Addition in Warm Temperate Forests
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Quadrat Establishment and Field Methods
2.4. Biotic and Abiotic Factors
2.5. Deadwood Biomass Estimates
2.6. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Species Composition and Community Characteristics of Trees
3.2. Drivers of Tree Mortality at Community Level
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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DBH-Class | Equations | Adjusted R2 | Standard Error of the Mean | R. Error (%) |
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DBH ≤ 5 cm | WT = 0.05549 × D2.87776 | 0.91164 | 0.60826 | −0.23 |
WB = 0.01124 × D3.16237 | 0.81933 | 0.30284 | 0.00 | |
WL = 0.01551 × D2.32693 | 0.86555 | 0.08602 | 0.42 | |
WR = 0.02838 × D2.65348 | 0.90495 | 0.22077 | −0.27 | |
5 < DBH ≤ 10 cm | WT = 0.11701 × D2.36933 | 0.88428 | 2.05700 | 0.04 |
WB = 0.01621 × D2.93859 | 0.76490 | 1.79321 | 0.63 | |
WL = 0.04169 × D1.90082 | 0.68922 | 0.44047 | 0.39 | |
WR = 0.04977 × D2.19517 | 0.95730 | 0.32819 | −0.16 | |
10 < DBH ≤ 20 cm | WT = 0.10769 × D2.34891 | 0.77761 | 4.15734 | 4.55 |
WB = 0.00385 × D3.15093 | 0.88184 | 3.81171 | 3.69 | |
WL = 0.00372 × D2.65113 | 0.82848 | 0.96151 | 0.57 | |
WR = 0.03538 × D2.29567 | 0.81687 | 3.46518 | 0.45 | |
DBH > 20 cm | WT = 0.03541 × D2.65146 | 0.97844 | 36.71034 | −2.34 |
WB = 0.00583 × D2.94383 | 0.85965 | 52.85291 | −1.61 | |
WL = 0.07709 × D1.55399 | 0.71000 | 4.94167 | −0.30 | |
WR = 0.01128 × D2.67850 | 0.92962 | 24.5010 | −1.11 |
DBH Ranges | cm | Abundance | DBd |
---|---|---|---|
Very small | 1–10 cm | 201 | 8.2 |
Small | 10–30 cm | 50 | 24.9 |
Medium | 30–50 cm | 30 | 16.3 |
Large | >50 cm | 2 | 13.4 |
Total | 283 | 62.8 |
Species | DBd | |
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1 | Quercus acutissima Carruth. | 11.7 |
2 | Liquidambar formosana Hance | 9.9 |
3 | Quercus variabilis Blume | 7.7 |
4 | Acer buergerianum Miq. | 6.6 |
5 | Celtis sinensis Pers. | 6.3 |
6 | Lindera glauca (Siebold & Zucc.) Blume | 4.9 |
7 | Prunus tomentosa Thunb. | 4.5 |
8 | Diospyros lotus L. | 3.5 |
9 | Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.) Airy Shaw | 3.3 |
10 | Quercus glauca Thunb. | 1.9 |
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Hong, L.; Tang, S.; Li, T.; Fu, L.; Song, X.; Duan, G.; Fu, J.; Ma, L. Determinants of Deadwood Biomass under the Background of Nitrogen and Water Addition in Warm Temperate Forests. Forests 2024, 15, 1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15081464
Hong L, Tang S, Li T, Fu L, Song X, Duan G, Fu J, Ma L. Determinants of Deadwood Biomass under the Background of Nitrogen and Water Addition in Warm Temperate Forests. Forests. 2024; 15(8):1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15081464
Chicago/Turabian StyleHong, Liang, Shouzheng Tang, Tao Li, Liyong Fu, Xinyu Song, Guangshuang Duan, Jueming Fu, and Lei Ma. 2024. "Determinants of Deadwood Biomass under the Background of Nitrogen and Water Addition in Warm Temperate Forests" Forests 15, no. 8: 1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15081464