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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2023, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (7): 106-114.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20210732

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Tree Leaf Biomass Models of Chinese fir Plantations Based on Sapwood Area and Diameter at Breast Height and Diameter at Crown Base

Yancheng Qu1,2,Yihang Jiang1,Yanyan Jiang1,Jianguo Zhang1,Anli Luo3,Xiongqing Zhang1,2,*   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of National Forestry and Grassland Administration Research Institute of Forestry, CAF Beijing 100091
    2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037
    3. Liuyang Forest Resources Monitoring Center Liuyang Forestry Bureau, Hunan Province Liuyang 410300
  • Received:2021-09-27 Online:2023-07-25 Published:2023-09-08
  • Contact: Xiongqing Zhang

Abstract:

Objective: The tree leaf biomass models of Chinese fir plantations were developed based on multiple variables, and the best model was selected to provide reference for accurate prediction of leaf biomass of Chinese fir. Method: Besides the three variables of sapwood area at breast height, diameter at breast height and diameter at crown base using 63 trees from 21 plots of different forest ages, the other variables related to leaf biomass were also considered. The nonlinear mixed model was considering the random effect of plot. In addition, exponential function, power function, and constant plus power function were used to eliminate the heteroscedasticity among the data. The best model was selected according to the model evaluation index AIC (Akaike information criterion), BIC(Bayesian information criterion), and Log Likelihood. The mixed model with different parameters was tested by likelihood ratio test. Finally, the leave-one-out cross-validation method was used to calculate coefficient of determination (R2), total relative error (TRE), and mean absolute error (MAE) to test the models. Result: The mixed models considered power function as heteroscedasticity structure performed the best among the three types of models. In addition, all the mixed models were better than the basic models, and the leaf biomass model developed based on diameter at crown base performed the best. Conclusion: The nonlinear mixed effect model (Model 16) based on diameter at crown base with R2 values of 0.805 1 was used as the final model for individual leaf biomass of Chinese fir plantations, which was consistent with the pipe model theory. All the variables had certain biological and statistical significance and were easy to obtain in the field work (non-destructive). In addition, this study can also provide a reference for other tree species in predicting individual leaf biomass.

Key words: Chinese fir, leaf biomass, pipe model theory, diameter at crown base, sapwood area at breast height, diameter at breast height

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