Component biomass equations for black spruce in Maine

M. M. Czapowskyj; D. J. Robison; R. D. Briggs; E. H. White; E. H. White

doi:10.2737/NE-RP-564

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Component biomass equations for black spruce in Maine

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Authors:

M. M. Czapowskyj, D. J. Robison, R. D. Briggs, E. H. White, E. H. White

Year:

1985

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NE-RP-564

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-564. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station.7 p.

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Abstract

Component biomass prediction equations are presented for young black spruce (Picea mariana B.S.P. (Mill,:)) in northern Maine. A weighted least squares model was used to construct the eq~iationsfo r small trees from 1 to 15 cm d.b.h., and an ordinary least squares model for trees less than 2 m in height. A linearized allometric model was also tested but was not used. Equations were developed for oven-dry needle, branch, bolewood, bolebark, aboveground, root, and complete tree biomass components. Aboveground components accounted for approximately 80 percent, and stump (less than 6 cm in height) plus roots accounted for 20 percent of the complete tree oven-dry biomass accumulation.

Keywords

black spruce, biomass distribution

Citation

Czapowskyj, M. M.; Robison, D. J.; Briggs, R. D.; White, E. H. 1985. Component biomass equations for black spruce in Maine. Res. Pap. NE-564. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station.7 p.