Articles | Volume 12, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-5735-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-5735-2015
Research article
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08 Oct 2015
Research article |  | 08 Oct 2015

Evaluation of stem rot in 339 Bornean tree species: implications of size, taxonomy, and soil-related variation for aboveground biomass estimates

K. D. Heineman, S. E. Russo, I. C. Baillie, J. D. Mamit, P. P.-K. Chai, L. Chai, E. W. Hindley, B.-T. Lau, S. Tan, and P. S. Ashton

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Stem rot is a poorly constrained source of error in forest biomass estimates. We quantified frequency and severity of rot in stems felled, drilled, and cored in a Bornean rainforest and the association of stem rot with tree size, taxonomy, and edaphic conditions. Stem rot frequency increased with tree size and varied widely among taxa. Stem rot encompassed 9% of stem volume on average, and the reduction in forest biomass lost to rot was greater on low fertility compared to high fertility soils.
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