Development of site-specific allometric equation and predicting aboveground biomass of natural and plantation forests of Oxytenathera abyssinica (A. Rich.) Munro, Northwestern Ethiopia
Bamboo is an ideal plant for commercial production due to its rapid growth rate, high biomass production, low cost of production and environmental friendliness. Although Ethiopia has the highest bamboo cover in Africa, allometric equations for estimating its biomass are scarce. Most allometric model...
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| description | Bamboo is an ideal plant for commercial production due to its rapid growth rate, high biomass production, low cost of production and environmental friendliness. Although Ethiopia has the highest bamboo cover in Africa, allometric equations for estimating its biomass are scarce. Most allometric models developed to date have been largely concerned with trees and shrubs. The objective of this study was to generate species- and site-specific allometric models that could be used to estimate the total aboveground dry biomass and culm dry biomass of lowland bamboo in northwest Ethiopia. Three power form-based allometric models were created using diameter at breast height (DBH) and culm height (H) as independent variables. One hundred and eight Oxytenathera abyssinica culms were used to predict the total aboveground biomass and culm biomass. Model one (M1) was the best model to predict the culm and total aboveground biomass of the species, regardless of forest type. The allometric models may provide useful information about aboveground biomass and culm biomass estimation methods to forestry professionals, bamboo producers and other stakeholders, and could help in the calculation of the country’s contribution to global carbon sequestration and trade. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-52c72fa5c1c24a8487dcf691fd4667dc2024-12-18T08:55:12ZengElsevierAdvances in Bamboo Science2773-13912024-11-019100107Development of site-specific allometric equation and predicting aboveground biomass of natural and plantation forests of Oxytenathera abyssinica (A. Rich.) Munro, Northwestern EthiopiaHabtamu Achenef Tesema0Beyene Belay1Asabeneh Alemayehu2Natural Forest and Climate Change Research Directorate, Ethiopian Forestry Development, Dire Dawa Center, P.O. Box 1708, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia; Corresponding author.Department of Natural Resource Management, Bahir Dar University, P.O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaPolicy and Socio-Economics Research Directorate, Ethiopian Forestry Development, Bahir Dar Center, P.O. Box 2128, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaBamboo is an ideal plant for commercial production due to its rapid growth rate, high biomass production, low cost of production and environmental friendliness. Although Ethiopia has the highest bamboo cover in Africa, allometric equations for estimating its biomass are scarce. Most allometric models developed to date have been largely concerned with trees and shrubs. The objective of this study was to generate species- and site-specific allometric models that could be used to estimate the total aboveground dry biomass and culm dry biomass of lowland bamboo in northwest Ethiopia. Three power form-based allometric models were created using diameter at breast height (DBH) and culm height (H) as independent variables. One hundred and eight Oxytenathera abyssinica culms were used to predict the total aboveground biomass and culm biomass. Model one (M1) was the best model to predict the culm and total aboveground biomass of the species, regardless of forest type. The allometric models may provide useful information about aboveground biomass and culm biomass estimation methods to forestry professionals, bamboo producers and other stakeholders, and could help in the calculation of the country’s contribution to global carbon sequestration and trade.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773139124000521Allometric equationCarbon sequestrationCarbon tradeOxytenanthera abyssinicaEthiopia |
| spellingShingle | Habtamu Achenef Tesema Beyene Belay Asabeneh Alemayehu Development of site-specific allometric equation and predicting aboveground biomass of natural and plantation forests of Oxytenathera abyssinica (A. Rich.) Munro, Northwestern Ethiopia Advances in Bamboo Science Allometric equation Carbon sequestration Carbon trade Oxytenanthera abyssinica Ethiopia |
| title | Development of site-specific allometric equation and predicting aboveground biomass of natural and plantation forests of Oxytenathera abyssinica (A. Rich.) Munro, Northwestern Ethiopia |
| title_full | Development of site-specific allometric equation and predicting aboveground biomass of natural and plantation forests of Oxytenathera abyssinica (A. Rich.) Munro, Northwestern Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Development of site-specific allometric equation and predicting aboveground biomass of natural and plantation forests of Oxytenathera abyssinica (A. Rich.) Munro, Northwestern Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of site-specific allometric equation and predicting aboveground biomass of natural and plantation forests of Oxytenathera abyssinica (A. Rich.) Munro, Northwestern Ethiopia |
| title_short | Development of site-specific allometric equation and predicting aboveground biomass of natural and plantation forests of Oxytenathera abyssinica (A. Rich.) Munro, Northwestern Ethiopia |
| title_sort | development of site specific allometric equation and predicting aboveground biomass of natural and plantation forests of oxytenathera abyssinica a rich munro northwestern ethiopia |
| topic | Allometric equation Carbon sequestration Carbon trade Oxytenanthera abyssinica Ethiopia |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773139124000521 |
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