Abstract
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to predict culm height development and to evaluate biomass accumulation and carbon storage in the initial growth stage of moso bamboos (Phyllostachys pubescens). A total of 30 bamboos were sampled based on their diameter at breast height (DBH). I predicted the culm heights daily based on the Richards growth function for these bamboo samples. After they reached their maximum heights, the biomass and carbon storage were determined.ResultsThe results showed that the Richards function accurately simulated the height growth of bamboos and that the growth potential of culm heights increased with increasing DBH classes. In contrast, the time when the maximum growth rate occurred (t max) appeared to not be influenced by DBH classes and was close to 20 days for all DBH classes. The culms arrived at their maximum heights in about 40 days regardless of DBH class. In addition, astonishing biomass accumulation and carbon storage was found during this period, and the aboveground biomass and carbon storage were predicted to be 3.44–17.33 and 1.58–8.04 kg culm−1 for moso bamboos, respectively. The allometric model was used to predict the relationships between DBH and aboveground biomass in this stage.ConclusionsI compared the biomass accumulation between this stage and the entire yield period (5 years) and found that the bamboos accumulated three-fourths of their biomass for the entire yield period in only 40 days. This revealed that biomass accumulation and carbon storage mainly occurs in the initial growth stage for individual moso bamboos.
Highlights
The purpose of this study was to predict culm height development and to evaluate biomass accu‐ mulation and carbon storage in the initial growth stage of moso bamboos (Phyllostachys pubescens)
Our objectives were as follows: (1) to predict culm height growth based on the Richards growth function; (2) to compare growth patterns of culm heights between different diameter at breast height (DBH) classes; and (3) to assess bamboo biomass and carbon storage during the first stage of growth for moso bamboo
The aboveground biomass was predicted by the allometric model that was built by Yen and Lee (2011) in the same region
Summary
The purpose of this study was to predict culm height development and to evaluate biomass accu‐ mulation and carbon storage in the initial growth stage of moso bamboos (Phyllostachys pubescens). I predicted the culm heights daily based on the Richards growth function for these bamboo samples. After they reached their maximum heights, the biomass and carbon storage were determined. I found that many studies have focused on biomass accumulation and carbon storage during the second stage, but very few focus on the first stage (Shanmughavel et al 2001; Yen et al 2010; Yen and Lee 2011)
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