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A simple method for estimating gross carbon budgets for vegetation in forest ecosystems
Abstract
Gross carbon budgets for vegetation in forest ecosystems are difficult to construct because of problems in scaling flux measurements made on small samples over short periods of time and in determining belowground carbon allocation. Recently, empirical relationships have been developed to estimate total belowground carbon allocation from litterfall, and maintenance respiration from tissue nitrogen content. I outline a method for estimating gross carbon budgets using these empirical relationships together with data readily available from ecosystem studies (aboveground wood and canopy production, aboveground wood and canopy biomass, litterfall, and tissue nitrogen contents). Estimates generated with this method are compared with annual carbon fixation estimates from the Forest-BGC model for a lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl.) and a Pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis Dougl.) chronosequence.
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- Authors
- Ryan, M. G.
- Venue
- Tree Physiology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1991-07-01
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 255-266
- ISSN
- 0829-318X (ISSN-L)
- 1758-4469
- OpenAlex
- W2170186821
- Cited by
- 218
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 7.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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