Allometric equations for estimating the aboveground volume of five common urban street tree species in Daegu, Korea

Yoon, Tae Kyung; Park, Chan Woo; Lee, Sun Jeoung; Ko, Seung Pil; Kim, Kyung Nam; Son, Yeong Mo; Lee, Kyung Hak; Oh, Suhyun; Lee, Woo‐Kyun; Son, Yowhan

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2013.03.006

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“…The majority of these allometric equations are derived primarily from non-urban, forest-grown trees that are destructively sampled (i.e. felled and weighed on site; Basuki et al 2009;Yoon et al 2013). However, due to local regulations, liability, and public perceptions and safety, destructive sampling is expensive and difficult in an urban environment.…”

Section: Allometric Equations and Carbon Storagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…composite) allometric equations, or the processes used to assign both species and nonspecies-specific allometric equations to sampled urban trees to estimate biomass and subsequent C storage, is an internationally accepted approach (Jo & McPherson 1995;Strohbach & Haase 2012). Indeed, this approach is the basis of models such as the Eco/UFORE and CTCC (Nowak et al 2008;Aguaron & McPherson 2012;Yoon et al 2013). The majority of these allometric equations are derived primarily from non-urban, forest-grown trees that are destructively sampled (i.e.…”

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Assessing urban tree carbon storage and sequestration in Bolzano, Italy

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Timilsina

et al. 2014

International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Servic

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Recent climate change, environmental design, and ecological conservation policies require new and existing urban developments to mitigate and offset carbon dioxide emissions and for cities to become carbon neutral. Some North American models and tools are available and can be used to quantify the carbon offset function of urban trees. But, little information on urban tree carbon storage and sequestration exists from the European Southern Alps. Also, the use of these North American models in Europe has never been assessed. This study developed a protocol to quantify aboveground carbon (C) storage and sequestration using a subsample of urban trees in Bolzano, Italy, and assessed two existing and available C estimation models. Carbon storage and sequestration were estimated using city-specific dendrometrics and allometric biomass equations primarily from Europe and two other United States models; the UFORE (Urban Forest Effects Model) and the CUFR Tree Carbon Calculator (CTCC). The UFORE model carbon storage estimates were the lowest while the CUFR Tree Carbon Calculator (CTCC) C sequestration estimates were the highest. Results from this study can be used to plan, design, and manage urban forests in northern Italy to maximize C offset potential, provide ecosystem services, and for developing carbon neutral policies. Findings can also be used to predict greenhouse gas emissions from tree maintenance operations as well as estimating green waste yield from landscape maintenance activities and its use as biofuel and compost. Managers need to be aware that available models and methods can produce statistically different C storage and sequestration estimates.Keywords: i-Tree Eco; growth rates; allometric equations; ecosystem services; CTCC model Introduction Climate change is one of the most important and pressing environmental, economic, and security issues our world faces today (Barnett 2003;IPCC 2007;Karagiannis & Soldatos 2010). Urban areas are steadily growing throughout the world (Grimm et al. 2008) and by 2030 it is expected that 60% of the world's population will be living in cities (Rydin et al. 2012). Thus, as urban environments become more important as living space for humans, they are an increasing source of carbon emissions.Several studies in North America, China, and Australia (Brack 2002;Zhao et al. 2010;Dobbs et al. 2011;Martin et al. 2012;Roy et al. 2012), and more recently in the United Kingdom and Germany (Davies et al. 2011;Strohbach & Haase 2012;Strohbach et al. 2012), have shown that trees in urban environments remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through growth and photosynthesis, and store excess carbon as biomass in roots, stems, and branches. Indirectly, urban trees also reduce building energy used for cooling through their shade and climate amelioration effects, thereby reducing CO 2 emissions from decreased energy production (Akbari et al. 2001).The estimation of tree carbon sequestration depends on species types and their mortality and growth characteristics as well as their overall con...

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Assessing urban tree carbon storage and sequestration in Bolzano, Italy

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“…11 using an allometric equation for Ginkgo biloba tees in urban Korea (Yoon et al, 2013) and multiplied it by the density of Ginkgo biloba wood (0.5267 g cm -3 ;BenHua et al, 2000). The long-extinct Glossopteris has no close extant relatives.…”

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“…First, we estimated biomass using the allometric equation for Ginkgo biloba that relates DBH to above ground volume (Yoon et al, 2013) and multiplying it by its density (BenHua et al, 2000) (Fig. 7a, b, Table 1).…”

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Highly productive polar forests from the Permian of Antarctica

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Knepprath

Cantrill

et al. 2016

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

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Two stratigraphically closely spaced bedding planes exposed at Lamping Peak in the Upper Buckley Formation, Beardmore Glacier area, Antarctica contain abundant in situ stumps (n=53, n=21) and other plant fossils that allow reconstruction of forest structure and biomass of Glossopteris forests that thrived at Presence of these highly productive fossil forests at high paleolatitude is consistent with hothouse conditions during the Late Permian, prior to the eruption of the Siberian flood basalts.

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Urban net primary production: Concepts, field methods, and Baltimore, Maryland, USA case study

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Groffman

Nowak

et al. 2022

Ecological Applications

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Given the large and increasing amount of urban, suburban, and exurban land use on Earth, there is a need to accurately assess net primary productivity (NPP) of urban ecosystems. However, the heterogeneous and dynamic urban mosaic presents challenges to the measurement of NPP, creating landscapes that may appear more similar to a savanna than to the native landscape replaced. Studies of urban biomass have tended to focus on one type of vegetation (e.g., lawns or trees). Yet a focus on the ecology of the city should include the entire urban ecosystem rather than the separate investigation of its parts. Furthermore, few studies have attempted to measure urban aboveground NPP (ANPP) using field‐based methods. Most studies project growth rates from measurements of tree diameter to estimate annual ANPP or use remote sensing approaches. In addition, field‐based methods for measuring NPP do not address any special considerations for adapting such field methods to urban landscapes. Frequent planting and partial or complete removal of herbaceous and woody plants can make it difficult to accurately quantify increments and losses of plant biomass throughout an urban landscape. In this study, we review how ANPP of urban landscapes can be estimated based on field measurements, highlighting the challenges specific to urban areas. We then estimated ANPP of woody and herbaceous vegetation over a 15‐year period for Baltimore, MD, USA using a combination of plot‐based field data and published values from the literature. Baltimore's citywide ANPP was estimated to be 355.8 g m−2, a result that we then put into context through comparison with other North American Long‐Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites and mean annual precipitation. We found our estimate of Baltimore citywide ANPP to be only approximately half as much (or less) than ANPP at forested LTER sites of the eastern United States, and more comparable to grassland, oldfield, desert, or boreal forest ANPP. We also found that Baltimore had low productivity for its level of precipitation. We conclude with a discussion of the significance of accurate assessment of primary productivity of urban ecosystems and critical future research needs.

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Allometric equations for estimating the aboveground volume of five common urban street tree species in Daegu, Korea

Cited by 69 publications

References 31 publications

Assessing urban tree carbon storage and sequestration in Bolzano, Italy

Assessing urban tree carbon storage and sequestration in Bolzano, Italy

Highly productive polar forests from the Permian of Antarctica

Urban net primary production: Concepts, field methods, and Baltimore, Maryland, USA case study

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