Relationship between biomass and percentage cover in understorey vegetation of boreal coniferous forests

Autor: Muukkonen, Petteri, Mäkipää, Raisa, Laiho, Raija, Minkkinen, Kari, Vasander, Harri, Finér, Leena
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Silva Fennica, Vol 40, Iss 2 (2006)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2242-4075
DOI: 10.14214/sf.340
Popis: In the present study, the aboveground biomass of the understorey vegetation of boreal coniferous forests was modelled according to the percentage cover. A total of 224 observations from 22 stands in upland forests and 195 observations from 14 different studies in peatland forests were utilized for the present analyses. The relationships between biomass and percentage cover can be used in ecosystem and carbon-cycle modelling as a rapid nondestructive method for estimation of the aboveground biomass of lichens, bryophytes, herbs and grasses, and dwarf shrubs in upland forests and bottom and field layers in peatland forests.
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