<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In recent years, as the ecological role of forests has grown to a global level, the need to analyze their biological productivity in terms of biogeography has increased. Such studies are carried out mainly on a regional scale at the levels of both single-trees and forest stands. Thanks to formed by the authors the database on the biomass of 1076 sample trees of the genus Betula sp. growing on the territory of Eurasia, the trans-Eurasian model of tree biomass is proposed for the first time. The model takes into account regional differences in the biomass structure of equal-sized trees, harmonized on the principle of additivity.</p></abstract>

In recent years, as the ecological role of forests has grown to a global level, the need to analyze their biological productivity in terms of biogeography has increased. Such studies are carried out mainly on a regional scale at the levels of both single-trees and forest stands. Thanks to formed by the authors the database on the biomass of 1076 sample trees of the genus Betula sp. growing on the territory of Eurasia, the trans-Eurasian model of tree biomass is proposed for the first time. The model takes into account regional differences in the biomass structure of equal-sized trees, harmonized on the principle of additivity.

Additive Allometric Models of Single-Tree Biomass of <italic>Betula</italic> Sp. as a Basis of Regional Taxation Standards for Eurasia

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Additive Allometric Models of Single-Tree Biomass of  Sp. as a Basis of Regional Taxation Standards for Eurasia

In recent years, as the ecological role of forests has grown to a global level, the need to analyze their biological productivity in terms of biogeography has...

Additive Allometric Models of Single-Tree Biomass of Betula Sp. as a Basis of Regional Taxation Standards for Eurasia

Published Online: Dec 24, 2018

Page range: 105 - 115

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2018-0014

Keywords
Genus Betula sp., Equations additivity, Biosphere role of forests, Biomass of trees and forests, Allometric models

© 2018 Vladimir Andreevich Usoltsev et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Additive Allometric Models of Single-Tree Biomass of Betula Sp. as a Basis of Regional Taxation Standards for Eurasia

Published Online: Dec 24, 2018

Page range: 105 - 115

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2018-0014

KeywordsGenus Betula sp., Equations additivity, Biosphere role of forests, Biomass of trees and forests, Allometric models

© 2018 Vladimir Andreevich Usoltsev et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Genus Betula sp., Equations additivity, Biosphere role of forests, Biomass of trees and forests, Allometric models