Aboveground biomass of longleaf pine in a natural sawtimber stand in southern Alabama

Michael Taras; Alexander Clark

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Aboveground biomass of longleaf pine in a natural sawtimber stand in southern Alabama

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Michael Taras, Alexander Clark

Year:

1976

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

FS

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Abstract

Longleaf pine trees 6 to 18 inches d. b. h. were selected from a natural, uneven-aged sawtimber stand in southern Alabama to determine weight and volume of aboveground biomass. On the average, 85 percent of the dry weight of the total tree was wood, 11 percent was bark, and 4 percent was needles, The average tree sampled had 88 percent of its wood in the stem and 12 percent in the crown, Trends in biomass proportions are discussed. Specific gravity, moisture content, and green weight per cubic foot are presented for the total tree and its components. Tables developed with regression equations predict weight and cubic foot volume of the total tree and its components by d. b. h. and total height classes.

Keywords

Pinus palustris, weight, volume, prediction equations, component proportions, biomass

Citation

Taras, Michael A.; Clark, III, Alexander. 1977. Aboveground biomass of longleaf pine in a natural sawtimber stand in southern Alabama. Research Paper SE-162. Asheville, NC. USDA-Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 32 p.