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Title: Allometric equations for estimating biomass of euterpe precatoria, the most abundant palm species in the Amazon
Authors: Silva, Fernando da
Suwa, Rempei
Kajimoto, Takuya
Ishizuka, Moriyoshi
Higuchi, Niro
Kunert, Norbert
Keywords: Biomass
Allometric Equations
Arecaceae
Carbon Stocks
Diameter-at-breast Heights
Dimension Analysis
Euterpe Precatoria Marts
Independent Variables
Terra Firme
Forestry
Aboveground Biomass
Allometry
Belowground Biomass
Estimation Method
Growth Rate
Root/shoot Ratio
Tree
Biomass
Forests
Mathematical Models
Stems
Amazonia
Arecaceae
Euterpe Precatoria
Issue Date: 2015
metadata.dc.publisher.journal: Forests
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: Volume 6, Número 2, Pags. 450-463
Abstract: Allometric models to estimate biomass components such as stem mass Ms, foliage mass Ml, root mass Mr and aboveground mass Ma, were developed for the palm species Euterpe precatoria Mart., which is the most abundant tree species in the Amazon. We harvested twenty palms including above- and below-ground parts in an old growth Amazonian forest in Brazil. The diameter at breast height D ranged from 3.9-12.7 cm, and the stem height H ranged from 2.3-16.4 m. The D, diameter at ground basis D0, crown diameter CD, H, stem specific gravity ρ, and number of fronds Nf were considered as independent variables and incorporated into a power function model. The best predictors were D2Hρ for Ms and Ma, D2HNf for Ml, and D for Mr. Slender index (H/D) ranged from 0.56-1.46 m.cm-1, and the D-H relationship suggested that the stem shape becomes more slender with increasing D. On the other hand, ρ increased with D implying a stiffening of stem tissue. The average root/shoot ratio was estimated as 0.29 which was higher than that reported for the non-palm tree species in the Amazon. Comparisons of several models to estimate Ma of different palm species, suggested that the variations of the D-H relationship and ρ should be considered to develop allometric models for estimating biomass in palm species. In particular the ρ largely varied depending on individual size, which should be important to consider, when developing the allometric models for palms. © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: 10.3390/f6020450
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