Reprint
Growth and Allocation of Woody Biomass in Forest Trees Based on Environmental Conditions
Edited by
April 2021
214 pages
- ISBN978-3-0365-0436-0 (Hardback)
- ISBN978-3-0365-0437-7 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Growth and Allocation of Woody Biomass in Forest Trees Based on Environmental Conditions that was published in
Biology & Life Sciences
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Summary
Forest ecosystems are important because of the key role in reducing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations by storing a large amount of carbon in biomass and soils. The relative amount of above-ground biomass allocated among different tree tissues is a functional indicator of forests’ health reflecting the material flow, the wood quality and the plant survival strategy. The way in which plants steer their photosynthetic product across their compartments is not fixed but likely vary over time, across growth economies and among species and, lastly, is influenced by plant size and climate, Obtaining a qualitative/quantitative understanding of the influence that these factors have in both growth and biomass allocation is of fundamental importance either in understanding plant ecology and evolution and into developing environmental policies and useful forest management practices to cope with future climate change.
Format
- Hardback
License
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
tree water status; climate change; rainfall exclusion; Picea abies (L.) Karst.; Fagus sylvatica (L.); root–shoot allometry; chemical release; manual release; shrub biomass; Fagus sylvatica L.; net primary production; fine roots; drought; soil CO2 efflux; net primary productivity; Pinus massoniana; geographical gradient; environmental factors; stand characteristics; regional scale; tree components; biomass models; stem base diameter; specific leaf area; leaf area index; agro-industrial plantations; oil palms; aboveground biomass; allometric equations; Congo Basin; Gabon; poplar clone; planting density; biomass production; carbon storage; Chapman–Richards model; quantitative mature; carbon allocation; carbon; forest growth; hybrid white spruce; climate; natural and planted stands; wood density; wood cell wall thickness; tree rings; genus Populus spp.; regression models; stand biomass; biomass structure; climate change; average January temperature; average annual precipitation; carbon sink; climate change; forest dieback; holm oak; Mediterranean forest; tree growth; wood/canopy allocation; scaling; altitude; biomass partitioning; Norway spruce; Amazon; recovery time; aboveground biomass; climate change; 3-PG; fire; logging; n/a