General considerations about the use of allometric equations for biomass estimation on the example of Norway spruce in central Europe

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 236; no. 2; pp. 412 - 421
• Main Authors: Fehrmann, Lutz, Kleinn, Christoph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.12.2006; Elsevier
• Subjects: Allometric biomass equations; Allometry; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomass estimation; equations; forest trees; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; height; mathematical models; Norway spruce; Picea abies; Synecology; Terrestrial ecosystems; tree and stand measurements; tree growth; trees; Universal scaling; Central Europe; Europe; Norway spruce; Allometric biomass equations; Allometry; Universal scaling; Biomass estimation; Gymnospermae; Coniferales; Spermatophyta; Biomass; Picea abies

Allometric relations for tree growth modelling have been subject to research for decades, partly as empirical models, and partly as process models such as the pipe model, hydraulic architecture, mechanical approaches or the fractal-like nature of plant architecture. Unlike empirical studies, process...