2011
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-1081-2011
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Abstract: Tropical tree height-diameter (H:D) relationships may vary by forest type and region making large-scale estimates of above-ground biomass subject to bias if they ignore these differences in stem allometry. We have therefore developed a new global tropical forest database consisting of 39 955 concurrent H and D measurements encompassing 283 sites in 22 tropical countries. Utilising this database, our objectives were: 1. to determine if H:D relationships differ by geographic region and forest type (wet to dry fo… Show more

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“…Amazonia holds a great diversity of tree species (ter Steege et al 2000), and its forests vary substantially in both vegetation dynamics Quesada et al 2012), and structure Malhi et al 2006;Nogueira et al 2008;Feldpausch et al 2011). Our current understanding suggests that CWD stocks generally decrease from north-eastern to south-western Amazonia (Baker et al 2007;Chao et al 2009a).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…Amazonia holds a great diversity of tree species (ter Steege et al 2000), and its forests vary substantially in both vegetation dynamics Quesada et al 2012), and structure Malhi et al 2006;Nogueira et al 2008;Feldpausch et al 2011). Our current understanding suggests that CWD stocks generally decrease from north-eastern to south-western Amazonia (Baker et al 2007;Chao et al 2009a).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…(20) because the value of VIF was much higher than 10 ( Table 4), showing that this model may not be suitable to predict tree height in the studied area. Marshal et al (2012) and Feldpausch et al (2011) reported that precipitation, dry season length, stem density and mean annual temperature are all key drivers of variation in height-diameter relationships and may also explain the variations in these relationships in the Hyrcanian forests.…”
Section: Height Regression Modelmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Allometry varies with climatic conditions, vegetation structure, tree species and growth-form of trees [31][32][33], and therefore different forest biomes and even regions within biomes will show variations in allometry. The selection of appropriate equations is a crucial step when using allometry as a method.…”
Section: In Situ Datamentioning
confidence: 99%