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Comparison of formulae for biomass content determination in a tropical rain forest site in the state of Pará, Brazil
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In this article, the authors compared 14 different biomass equations taken from previous studies and established an appropriate mathematical formula to estimate the vegetation weight of a particular region in the Amazon forest, using a 0.2-ha area of Terra firme forest.About:
This article is published in Forest Ecology and Management.The article was published on 1999-05-17. It has received 154 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biomass.read more
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Measuring net primary production in forests: concepts and field methods
Deborah A. Clark,Sandra Brown,David W. Kicklighter,Jeffrey Q. Chambers,John R. Thomlinson,Jian Ni +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a conceptual framework to guide efforts toward improved estimates of forest net primary production (NPP) in the world's forests, and assess the implications of the limitations of past studies for current understanding of NPP in forest ecosystems, discuss how field NPP* measurements can be used to complement tower-based studies of forest carbon flux, and recommend design criteria for future field studies of Forest NPP.
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Reducing uncertainty in the use of allometric biomass equations for predicting above-ground tree biomass in mixed secondary forests.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a method for estimating forest biomass using allometric equations which relate the biomass of individual trees to easily obtainable non-destructive measurements, such as diameter.
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Error propagation and scaling for tropical forest biomass estimates.
TL;DR: It is found that the most important source of error is currently related to the choice of the allometric model, and more work should be devoted to improving the predictive power of allometric models for biomass.
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Variation in wood density determines spatial patterns in Amazonian forest biomass
Timothy R. Baker,Timothy R. Baker,Oliver L. Phillips,Yadvinder Malhi,Samuel Almeida,Luzmila Arroyo,Anthony Di Fiore,Terry L. Erwin,Timothy J. Killeen,Susan G. Laurance,William F. Laurance,Simon L. Lewis,Jon Lloyd,Abel Monteagudo,David A. Neill,S. Patiño,Nigel C. A. Pitman,J. Natalino M. Silva,J. Natalino M. Silva,Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez +19 more
TL;DR: In this article, the relative roles of species composition (wood specific gravity) and forest structure (basal area) in determining variation in aboveground biomass (AGB) of trees greater than 10cm diameter within Amazonia have been compared.
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Allometric equations for estimating the above-ground biomass in tropical lowland Dipterocarp forests
TL;DR: In this paper, allometric equations are presented for Dipterocarp forests based on the genera of commercial species and mixed species, and an equation of a mix of these genera represents commercial species.
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Uncertainty in the biomass of Amazonian forests: An example from Rondônia, Brazil
I. Foster Brown,I. Foster Brown,Luiz Antonio Martinelli,Wayt Thomas,Marcelo Zacharias Moreira,C. A. Cid Ferreira,Reynaldo A. Victoria +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors measured the diameter, bole and canopy heights of 474 trees covering a total of 1 ha (10 000 m2) in the Ecological Station of the Samuel Hydroelectric Reservoir in Rondonia (845′S, 63°23′W).
Evaluation of regression models for above-ground biomass determination in Amazon
TL;DR: In this paper, a study was conducted to determine the above-ground biomass by means of regression analysis in a mature lowland 'terra firme' forest near Araracuara in Colombia.
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Evaluation of regression models for above-ground biomass determination in Amazon rainforest.
TL;DR: In this paper, a study was conducted to determine the above-ground biomass by means of regression analysis in a mature lowland "terra firme" forest near Araracuara in Colombia.
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Carbon storage and land-use in extractive reserves, Acre, Brazil
TL;DR: In the Seringal (former rubber estate) Porongaba (6,800 ha) of the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, Acre, Brazil, primary forest still covers more than 90% of the area as mentioned in this paper.
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