Stand-Level Biomass and Leaf Trait Models for Young Naturally Regenerated Forests of European Hornbeam
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41320%2F23%3A97127" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41320/23:97127 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f14061084" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f14061084</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f14061084" target="_blank" >10.3390/f14061084</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Stand-Level Biomass and Leaf Trait Models for Young Naturally Regenerated Forests of European Hornbeam
Original language description
European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus L.) is a tree species widely distributed in Europe and the Asian part of the Near East. However, since European hornbeam is not very attractive for commercial purposes, scientific interest in this species has been rather sparse. Our study focused on dense young (up to 10 years old) European hornbeam stands originating from natural regeneration from seeds in Slovakia because in future the importance of this species may increase due to the climate change. We combined previously constructed tree-level biomass models, data on basic leaf traits, i.e., weight and area, and measurements from thirty plots located at ten different sites across Slovakia to construct stand-level allometric relations of the biomass stock in tree components, i.e., leaves, branches, bark, stem under bark and roots, to mean stand diameter at stem base, i.e., at the ground level. Moreover, we calculated and modelled leaf characteristics, namely the specific leaf area (SLA), leaf area ratio (LAR) and leaf area index (LAI), at a stand level. The total tree biomass stock including all tree components ranged between 0.75 and 13.63 kg per m(2), out of which the biomass of stem with bark was from 0.31 to 8.46 kg per m(2). The biomass models showed that the contribution of roots (omitting those with a diameter under 2 mm) decreased with the increasing mean stand diameter at stem base, whereas the opposite pattern was observed for branches and stem biomass. Further, we found that the mean stand diameter at stem base was a good predictor of both LAR and LAI. The results indicated the high photosynthetic efficiency of European hornbeam leaves per one-sided surface leaf area. Moreover, the growth efficiency (GE), expressed as the biomass increment of woody parts per leaf area unit, of young European hornbeam trees was high. The models proved a close positive linear correlation between LAI and stand biomass stock that may be used for estimating the biomass in young stands from LAI that can be measured using non-destructive terrestrial or aerial methods. The results further indicated that young stands may sequester a non-negligible quantity of carbon; therefore, they should not be omitted from local or country-wide estimates of carbon stocks in forest vegetation.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40102 - Forestry
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/EF16_019%2F0000803" target="_blank" >EF16_019/0000803: Advanced research supporting the forestry and wood-processing sector´s adaptation to global change and the 4th industrial revolution</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
FORESTS
ISSN
1999-4907
e-ISSN
1999-4907
Volume of the periodical
14
Issue of the periodical within the volume
6
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
17
Pages from-to
1-17
UT code for WoS article
001017391700001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85164171905