地球仪
牙冠(牙科)
半径
地理
环境科学
几何学
数学
生物
材料科学
计算机科学
复合材料
计算机安全
神经科学
作者
Shiming Xiang,Jinxu Li,Xiaodong Zeng
出处
期刊:Journal of Plant Ecology
[Oxford University Press]
日期:2024-02-01
摘要
Abstract The tree height–diameter at breast height (H–DBH) and crown radius–DBH (CR–DBH) relationships are key for forest carbon/biomass estimation, parameterization in vegetation models and vegetation–atmosphere interactions. Although the H–DBH relationship has been widely investigated on site or regional scales, and a small amount of studies have involved CR–DBH relationships based on plot-level data, few studies have quantitatively verified the universality of these two relationships on a global scale. Accordingly, this study first evaluated the ability of 29 functions to fit the H–DBH and CR–DBH relationships for six different plant functional types (PFTs) on a global scale, based on a global plant trait database. Results showed that most functions were able to capture the H–DBH relationship for tropical PFTs and boreal needleleaf trees relatively accurately, but slightly less so for temperate PFTs and boreal broadleaf trees. For boreal PFTs, the S-shaped Logistic function fitted the H–DBH relationship best, while for temperate PFTs the Chapman–Richards function performed well. For tropical needleleaf trees, the fractional function of DBH could satisfactorily capture the H–DBH relationship, while for tropical broadleaf trees, the Weibull function and a composite function of fractions were the best choices. For CR–DBH, the fitting capabilities of all the functions were comparable for all PFTs except boreal broadleaf trees. The Logistic function performed best for two boreal PFTs and temperate broadleaf trees, but for temperate needleleaf trees and two tropical PFTs, some exponential functions demonstrated higher skill. This work provides a valuable foundation for parameterization improvements in vegetation models, and some clues to forest field investigations.
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