Composition of live, dead and downed trees in Järvselja old-growth forest
Author:
Kangur Ahto1, Nigul Kristi1, Padari Allar1, Kiviste Andres1, Korjus Henn1, Laarmann Diana1, Põldveer Eneli1, Mitt Risto1, Frelich Lee E.2, Jõgiste Kalev1, Stanturf John A.1, Paluots Teele1, Kängsepp Vivika1, Jürgenson Harli3, Noe Steffen M.1, Sims Allan1, Metslaid Marek4
Affiliation:
1. Estonian University of Life Sciences , Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering , Chair of Forest Management Planning and Wood Processing Technologies , Kreutzwaldi 5 , Tartu , Estonia 2. University of Minnesota , Department of Forest resources , St. Paul , MN , US 3. Estonian University of Life Sciences , Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering , Chair of Geomatics, Kreutzwaldi 5 , Tartu , Estonia 4. Estonian University of Life Sciences , Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering, Chair of Silviculture and Forest Ecology , Kreutzwaldi 5 , Tartu , Estonia
Abstract
Abstract
The study area is in the Järvselja Training and Experimental Forest Centre, Estonia. The conservation of Järvselja old-growth forest started in 1924 when the area was excluded from all management activities and left to natural development. The aim of this study is to analyse the methods for calculating single tree height, tree stem lateral surface area, tree volume and carbon content for standing live trees, standing dead trees and for downed deadwood in old-growth forests. The study used the data of 6205 live trees, 1119 snags, 270 standing dead trees and 2983 deadwood trunks from the measured area. The most abundant tree species in Järvselja old-growth forest were Norway spruce and linden. During the last hundred years, the number of dominating tree species has increased slightly. The standing volume of birch, common aspen and Scots pine have been declining while for linden and black alder it has been increasing. In the comparison of tree height curves, the best results were obtained with the Näslund function, however, the Chapman-Richards function with fitting showed slightly better results for two tree species.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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