BIOMASS ESTIMATION AND DISTRIBUTION MODELS OF Abies religiosa (Kunth) Schltdl. et Cham. IN DECLINE

Authors

  • Patricia Flores-Nieves Posgrado Forestal, Colegio de Posgraduados
  • Miguel Ángel López-López Posgrado Forestal, Colegio de Posgraduados
  • Gregorio Ángeles–Pérez Posgrado Forestal, Colegio de Posgraduados
  • María de Lourdes de la Isla-Serrano Posgrado de Hidrociencias, Colegio de Posgraduados
  • Germán Calva-Vásquez Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29298/rmcf.v2i8.543

Keywords:

Stem, branch, needle, allometric equation, Sacred-fir, net primary productivity

Abstract

At present, the federal government promotes a payment for carbon sequestration by forests to mitigate global change. This is why there exists a need for estimating biomass and carbon sequestration rates in Abies religiosa forests. In this study stem, branch wood and needle biomass estimation models were generated for whole A. religiosa trees and branches in stands at Cerro Tláloc, Texcoco, Estado de México. For whole trees biomass was a function of breast height diameter (BHD), and for individual branches, biomass was a function of basal diameter (BD). Use of tree-level models is suitable for trees with BHD within the range of 12 and 105 cm, and branch-level models are recommended for BD within 1 and 120 mm. Stem models were potential while tree-level branch wood and foliage ones were exponential. Determination coefficients for whole-tree models show that there exists a large variability, especially for branch biomass, which is likely to be a result of the decline process taking place in the study area. Total tree biomass is atypically distributed within aboveground tree components: 97 % corresponds to stems, 3 % to branch-wood and 0.07 % to foliage. This biomass distribution pattern may be a reflection of the decline process affecting A. religiosa in the study area.

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Published

2019-03-12

How to Cite

Flores-Nieves, Patricia, López-López Miguel Ángel, Ángeles–Pérez Gregorio, de la Isla-Serrano María de Lourdes, and Calva-Vásquez Germán. 2019. “BIOMASS ESTIMATION AND DISTRIBUTION MODELS OF Abies Religiosa (Kunth) Schltdl. Et Cham. IN DECLINE”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Forestales 2 (8). México, ME:9-20. https://doi.org/10.29298/rmcf.v2i8.543.

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 8 (2011)

Section

Scientific article

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