Estimation of biomass and volume in Miombo Woodland at Kitulangalo Forest Reserve, Tanzania
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Date
1994-12
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Forest Research Institute Malaysia
Abstract
Seventeen
sample trees of different miombo species distributed in 1 0 sample plots were excavated
and measured for volume and green weight. Samples from the roots and stems were
taken and treated in the laboratory for biomass determination of the sample trees.Using
these data biomass equations for roots and stems as functions of diameter at breast
height (DBH) and total height were developed. Stem volume equations were also
developed. These equations were used to estimate biomass and volume per hectare for
different tree parts. Twenty per cent of the biomass in miombo woodlands was found
to be in the roots and 80% was in the aerial parts. Fifty-one per cent was volume of stems
> 15 cm diameter and forty-nine per cent was volume of stem < 15 cm diameter.
Description
Journal of Tropical Forest Science, Vol. 7, No. 2 (December 1994), pp. 230-242 Forest Research Institute Malaysia
Keywords
Biomass - volume, Miombo woodland, Equations, Roots - stems