Notes on the biomass expansion factors of Quercus mongolica and Quercus variabilis forests in Korea

Xiaodong Li, Yeong Mo Son, Kyeong Hak Lee, Rae Hyun Kim, Myong Jong Yi, Yowhan Son

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Abstract

Biomass expansion factors, which convert timber volume (or dry weight) to biomass, are used for estimating the forest biomass and accounting for the carbon budget at a regional or national scale. We estimated the biomass conversion and expansion factors (BCEF), biomass expansion factors (BEF), root to shoot ratio (R), and ecosystem biomass expansion factor (EBEF) for Quercus mongolica Fisch. and Quercus variabilis Bl. forests based on publications in Korea. The mean BCEF, BEF, and R for Q. mongolica was 1.0383 Mg/m 3 (N = 27; standard deviation [SD], 0.5515), 1.3572 (N = 27; SD, 0.1355), and 0.2017 (N = 32; SD, 0.0447), respectively. The mean BCEF, BEF, and R for Q. variabilis was 0.7164 Mg/m 3 (N = 17; SD, 0.3232), 1.2464 (N = 17; SD, 0.0823), and 0.1660 (N = 8; SD, 0.0632), respectively. The mean EBEF, as a simple method for estimating the ground vegetation biomass, was 1.0216 (N = 7; SD, 0.0232) for Q. mongolica forest ecosystems, and 1.0496 (N = 8; SD, 0.0725) for Q. variabilis forest ecosystems. The biomass expansion factor values in this study may be better estimates of forest biomass in Q. mongolica or Q. variabilis forests of Korea compared with the default values given by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)243-249
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Ecology and Field Biology
Volume35
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Biomass conversion factor
  • Biomass expansion factor
  • Quercus mongolica
  • Quercus variabilis
  • Root/shoot ratio

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology

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