Forshed, Olle
- Institutionen för skogens ekologi och skötsel, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
Unlike results from Amazonian forests, soil fertility was an important positive correlate for AGB in Borneo while community wood density, which is a main driver of AGB in the Neotropics, did not correlate with AGB in Borneo. Also, Borneo's average AGB of 457.1 Mg ha-1 was c. 60% higher than the Amazonian average of 288.6 Mg ha-1. We find evidence that this difference might be partly explained by the high density of large wind-dispersed Dipterocarpaceae in Borneo, which need to be tall and emergent to disperse their seeds. Our results emphasize the importance of Bornean forests as carbon sinks and sources due to their high carbon storage capacity.
Nyckelord
Above ground biomass; basal area; Borneo; carbon storage; REDD; stem density; tropical forest; wood density
Publicerad i
Global Ecology and Biogeography
2010, volym: 19, nummer: 1, sidor: 50-60
Utgivare: WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC
SLU författare
UKÄ forskningsämne
Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00489.x
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/48803