Faculty of Forestry, Kastamonu University, Kastamonu, Turkey.
Department of Forestry and Range Management, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Environ Monit Assess. 2018 Apr 15;190(5):285. doi: 10.1007/s10661-018-6656-9.
Small trees and saplings are important for forest management, carbon stock estimation, ecological modeling, and fire management planning. Turkish pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) is a common coniferous species and comprises 25.1% of total forest area of Turkey. Turkish pine is also important due to its flammable fuel characteristics. In this study, compatible above-ground biomass equations were developed to predict needle, branch, stem wood, and above-ground total biomass, and carbon stock assessment was also described for Turkish pine which is smaller than 8 cm diameter at breast height or shorter than breast height. Compatible biomass equations are useful for biomass prediction of small diameter individuals of Turkish pine. These equations will also be helpful in determining fire behavior characteristics and calculating their carbon stock. Overall, present study will be useful for developing ecological models, forest management plans, silvicultural plans, and fire management plans.
小树和幼树对于森林管理、碳储量估计、生态建模和火灾管理规划非常重要。土耳其松（Pinus brutia Ten.）是一种常见的针叶树种，占土耳其总森林面积的 25.1%。由于其易燃燃料特性，土耳其松也很重要。在这项研究中，开发了相容的地上生物量方程来预测针叶、树枝、树干木材和地上总生物量，还描述了对胸径小于 8 厘米或小于胸径的土耳其松的碳储量评估。相容的生物量方程可用于预测土耳其松小直径个体的生物量。这些方程也有助于确定火灾行为特征并计算其碳储量。总的来说，本研究将有助于制定生态模型、森林管理计划、造林计划和火灾管理计划。
