Estimating Diameter at Breast Height from Measurements of Illegally Logged Stumps in Cambodian Lowland Dry Evergreen Forest

JARQ : Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly
ISSN 00213551
書誌レコードID(総合目録DB) AA0068709X
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The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) initiative requires accurate estimates of carbon stock changes in forested areas. However, estimating carbon emissions from stumps of various heights left by illegal loggers is difficult. To remedy this problem, we examined two methods of estimating diameter at breast height (DBH) from a reference diameter observation measured at any stump height. The one-reference diameter (OD) observation model estimates DBH from a single diameter observation using empirical coefficients derived mainly from emergent dipterocarp trees. The two-reference diameter (TD) observation model estimates DBH from two diameter observations and assumes a logarithmic relationship between diameter and height. Prediction data to establish the models were collected in Cambodian lowland evergreen forests that are undergoing intensive illegal logging of emergent dipterocarp trees for timber. The OD model performed better than the TD model in predicting DBH and is extremely practical, as it requires only a single diameter observation. Validation data previously collected in the Southeast Asian tropical forests established the general validity of the OD model. This study may improve the reliability of the REDD scheme by providing a reliable method to assess carbon emissions from Southeast Asian tropical forests.

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作成者 ITO Eriko FURUYA Naoyuki TITH Bora KETH Samkol CHANDARARITY Ly CHANN Sophal KANZAKI Mamoru AWAYA Yoshio NIIYAMA Kaoru OHNUKI Yasuhiro ARAKI Makoto SATO Tamotsu MATSUMOTO Mitsuo KIYONO Yoshiyuki
著者キーワード

biomass estimation

carbon stock change

dipterocarp

forest mensuration

REDD

公開者 Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
オンライン掲載日
国立情報学研究所メタデータ主題語彙集(資源タイプ) Journal Article
44
4
開始ページ 435
終了ページ 446
DOI 10.6090/jarq.44.435
権利 Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
言語 eng

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