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Biomass of Understorey Plants between 1.5 and 5.0m in a Logged-over Forest

Lim Meng Tsai and Tagat A/K Jimbat

Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, Volume 6, Issue 1, April 1983

Keywords: Forest Biomass; understorey plants; leaf area; regression analysis; rainforest.

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The biomass o f various components of understorey plants o f a Lowland Dipterocarp Forest, between 1.5 and 5.0 m in height, was determined by harvesting 4 7 plants from a 0.01 ha plot. The total above ground biomass was equivalent to 2 .7 8 tonnes/ha, and this was made up o f 81 percent stem, 7.5 percent branch and 11.5 percent leaf. The leaf area index (L A I) o f the stratum was 0.36. Individual biomass of plant components and o f the total plant was related to their collar girth. Using these regression equations, estimates based on measurements o f collar girth in a 0.2 ha p lo t was fo u n d to be very close to that obtained by harvesting. This suggests that regression equations could be suitable for estimating biomass especially where no felling is allowed.

ISSN 1511-3701

e-ISSN 2231-8542

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PERT-0165-1983

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