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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2011, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (1): 1-5.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488. 20110101

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Accurate Estimation for Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) Biomass in Zhejiang Province Based on the Lowest Scale Technique

Zhou Guomo1, Liu Enbin1, Shi Yongjun1, Liu Anxing2, Zhou Yufeng1   

  1. 1. School of Environment Sciences,Zhejiang A & F Universitry Lin’an 311300;2. Monitoring Center for Forest Resources,Zhejiang Province Hangzhou 310020
  • Received:2010-08-08 Revised:2010-09-19 Online:2011-01-25 Published:2011-01-25

Abstract:

Based on the lowest scale technique, a new method was proposed to accurately estimate Moso bamboo biomass on a regional scale(Zhejiang Province). This method is composed of three steps: 1) A bivariate Weibull distribution function was derived from the bivariate Weibull survival function, and the probability distribution functions of age and diameter classes were developed using the bivariate Weibull distribution function. Then, the total number of moso bamboo culms in terms of each age and diameter class were estimated. 2) The moso bamboo biomasses of each age and diameter class were calculated using existing moso bamboo biomass model . 3) Lastly, moso bamboo biomass (on a regional scale) was able to be accurately estimated using the formula MT= m ∑ #em/em#=5 n j=1 kijf(Di,Aj). The estimated results showed that the total moso bamboo biomass in Zhejiang Province was 1.471 6×1010 kg.

Key words: moso bamboo ( Phyllostachys edulis ), bivariate Weibull distribution function, regional scale biomass estimation, Zhejiang Province

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