Comparison of allometric equations to estimate the above-ground biomass of Populus alba species (Case study; poplar plantations in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran)

Carbon sequestration into plants biomass, especially in fast growing trees is an easier and economically way for dropping off Co2 from atmosphere. This study was carried out in order to investigate above-ground biomass of white poplar (Populous alba, L.) plantations that was planted in four differ...

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Main Authors: Heidari Safari Kouchi, A., Rostami Shahraji, T., Iranmanesh, Y.
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Language:English
Published: University of Guilan 2015-06-01
Series:Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences
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Online Access:https://cjes.guilan.ac.ir/article_1374.html
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author Heidari Safari Kouchi, A.
Rostami Shahraji, T.
Iranmanesh, Y.
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Rostami Shahraji, T.
Iranmanesh, Y.
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description Carbon sequestration into plants biomass, especially in fast growing trees is an easier and economically way for dropping off Co2 from atmosphere. This study was carried out in order to investigate above-ground biomass of white poplar (Populous alba, L.) plantations that was planted in four different plant spacing (0.5 × 0.5, 1 × 1, 2 × 2 and 4 × 4 m) in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in west of Iran. Selecting the trees was according to diameter classes. After inventory, 10 trees were selected from each density at one hectare area. The tree’s characteristics including diameter at breast height (DBH), total height, and crown diameter measured. Then measured trees felled down in order to measure the wet and dry weight of different organs including (whole tree, trunk, main branches, twigs and leaf).The regression analysis was applied to find out a relationship between mass production and poplar characteristics and to develop different allometry models between different organs and their carbon sequestration ability. The results showed that the independent DBH factor in P. alba, demonstrated high correlation against all the dependent variables. Height of trees also creates the allometric equations with average accuracy (0.30 - 0.81) against all the dependent variables. The crown diameter in dependent variable almost creates weakest equations. The result also indicated that there is no significant difference among equations of different planting spaces.
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spelling doaj.art-05d263483d144a8c9878fecf7134dab52022-12-22T03:06:40ZengUniversity of GuilanCaspian Journal of Environmental Sciences1735-30331735-38662015-06-01133237246Comparison of allometric equations to estimate the above-ground biomass of Populus alba species (Case study; poplar plantations in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran)Heidari Safari Kouchi, A.Rostami Shahraji, T.Iranmanesh, Y.Carbon sequestration into plants biomass, especially in fast growing trees is an easier and economically way for dropping off Co2 from atmosphere. This study was carried out in order to investigate above-ground biomass of white poplar (Populous alba, L.) plantations that was planted in four different plant spacing (0.5 × 0.5, 1 × 1, 2 × 2 and 4 × 4 m) in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in west of Iran. Selecting the trees was according to diameter classes. After inventory, 10 trees were selected from each density at one hectare area. The tree’s characteristics including diameter at breast height (DBH), total height, and crown diameter measured. Then measured trees felled down in order to measure the wet and dry weight of different organs including (whole tree, trunk, main branches, twigs and leaf).The regression analysis was applied to find out a relationship between mass production and poplar characteristics and to develop different allometry models between different organs and their carbon sequestration ability. The results showed that the independent DBH factor in P. alba, demonstrated high correlation against all the dependent variables. Height of trees also creates the allometric equations with average accuracy (0.30 - 0.81) against all the dependent variables. The crown diameter in dependent variable almost creates weakest equations. The result also indicated that there is no significant difference among equations of different planting spaces.https://cjes.guilan.ac.ir/article_1374.htmlGreenhouse gasesCO2Non-linear regressionPopulus AlbaAllometric equation
spellingShingle Heidari Safari Kouchi, A.
Rostami Shahraji, T.
Iranmanesh, Y.
Comparison of allometric equations to estimate the above-ground biomass of Populus alba species (Case study; poplar plantations in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran)
Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences
Greenhouse gases
CO2
Non-linear regression
Populus Alba
Allometric equation
title Comparison of allometric equations to estimate the above-ground biomass of Populus alba species (Case study; poplar plantations in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran)
title_full Comparison of allometric equations to estimate the above-ground biomass of Populus alba species (Case study; poplar plantations in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran)
title_fullStr Comparison of allometric equations to estimate the above-ground biomass of Populus alba species (Case study; poplar plantations in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran)
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of allometric equations to estimate the above-ground biomass of Populus alba species (Case study; poplar plantations in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran)
title_short Comparison of allometric equations to estimate the above-ground biomass of Populus alba species (Case study; poplar plantations in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran)
title_sort comparison of allometric equations to estimate the above ground biomass of populus alba species case study poplar plantations in chaharmahal and bakhtiari province iran
topic Greenhouse gases
CO2
Non-linear regression
Populus Alba
Allometric equation
url https://cjes.guilan.ac.ir/article_1374.html
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