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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2023-137
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2023-137
28 Aug 2023
 | 28 Aug 2023
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Evaluation of five models for constructing forest NPP-age relationships in China based on 3121 field survey samples

Peng Li, Rong Shang, Jing M. Chen, Mingzhu Xu, Xudong Lin, Guirui Yu, Nianpeng He, and Li Xu

Abstract. Forest net primary productivity (NPP), representing the biomass carbon gain from the atmosphere, varies significantly with forest age. Reliable forest NPP-age relationships are essential for forest carbon cycle modelling and prediction. These relationships can be derived from forest inventory or field survey data, but it is unclear which model is the most effective for simulating forest NPP variation with age. Here, we aim to establish NPP-age relationships for China’s forests based on 3121 field survey samples. Five models, including the Semi-Empirical Mathematical (SEM) function, the Second-Degree Polynomial (SDP) function, the Logarithmic (L) function, the Michaelis-Menten (M) function, and the Γ function, were compared against field data. Results of the comparison showed that the SEM and the Γ function performed much better than the other three models. SEM also outperformed the Γ function in tracking forest NPP-age curves at old ages and therefore is regarded as the best NPP-age model. The finalized forest NPP-age curves for five forest types in six regions of China can facilitate forest carbon modelling and future carbon projections in China and may also be useful for other regions.

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The amount of carbon that forests gain from the atmosphere, called net primary productivity (NPP), changes a lot with age. These forest NPP-age relationships could be modelled from field survey data, but we're not sure which model works the best. Here we tested five different models using 3121 field survey samples in China, and the Semi-Empirical Mathematical (SEM) function was determined as the best. The built relationships by SEM can improve China's forest carbon modelling and prediction.
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