Equations for above-ground biomass and stem volume of some native woody species growing in Foyel valley, NW Patagonia Argentina

• Published in: Bosque (Valdivia)
• Main Authors: Gyenge, Javier, Fernández, María Elena, Sarasola, Mauro, de Urquiza, Mercedes, Schlichter, Tomás
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Austral de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales. 2009
• Subjects: ecuaciones de biomasa; bosques y matorrales de ñire; biomass equations; ñire forests and shrublands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://revistas.uach.cl/index.php/bosque/article/view/5813; https://doi.org/10.4067/s0717-92002009000200005

The forests and shrublands dominated by ñire (Nothofagus antarctica) represent one of the ecosystems with the highest latitudinal distribution within the Patagonian forests. They constitute most of the ecotone between the Andean forests and the Patagonian steppe. Forests and shrublands of ñire can be monospecific or be codominated by several species forming mixed systems with ñire, radal (Lomatia hirsuta), laura (Schinus patagonicus), and retamo (Diostea juncea). The objective of this publication is to present equations to predict total aboveground biomass (T) and their components: leaves, thin and thick branches, and stem. These estimations were obtained from easily measurable variables such as basal diameter of branches, and the stem, at breast height (DAP) or at stem base (DB) for each species. Also, we present equations to estimate stem volume up to 5 cm of diameter, DAP from DB and height from DAP. Between 6.5 to 14 cm of DAP, very few differences in T were observed among T of the four species. However, both ñire and radal showed trees with higher DAP and also, higher values of T compared to trees of laura and retamo. Los bosques y matorrales dominados por ñire (Nothofagus antarctica) se encuentran entre los ecosistemas de mayor distribución latitudinal dentro de los bosques andino patagónicos, conformando gran parte del ecotono bosque-estepa. En los matorrales mixtos las principales especies que acompañan al ñire son el radal (Lomatia hirsuta), la laura (Schinus patagonicus) y el retamo (Diostea juncea). El objetivo del trabajo fue el de ajustar una serie de ecuaciones que permitan estimar la biomasa aérea total (T) y la de sus componentes: hojas, ramas finas y gruesas y fuste, para las especies mencionadas. Dichas ecuaciones se obtuvieron para cada especie a partir de variables sencillas: diámetro basal de rama y fuste, diámetro a la altura del pecho (DAP) o en la base (DB). También se obtuvieron ecuaciones para estimar el volumen de fuste maderable hasta 5 cm de diámetro, el DAP a partir de DB, y la ...