Estimating uncertainty in the volume and carbon storage of downed coarse woody debris.

ABSTRACT: Downed coarse woody debris, also known as coarse woody detritus or downed dead wood, is challenging to estimate for many reasons, including irregular shapes, multiple stages of decay, and the difficulty of identifying species. In addition, some properties are commonly not measured, such as wood density and carbon concentration. As a result, there have been few previous evaluations of uncertainty in estimates of downed coarse woody debris, which are necessary for analysis and interpretation of the data. To address this shortcoming, we quantified uncertainties in estimates of downed coarse woody debris volume and carbon storage using data collected from permanent forest inventory plots in the northeastern United States by the Forest Inventory and Analysis program of the USDA Forest Service.

SUBMITTER: Campbell JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6850466 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature