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Allometry of aboveground biomasses in mangrove species in Itamaracá, Pernambuco, Brazil

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Allometric equations to estimate aboveground biomass (AGB) and plant part biomasses (PPB) of three mangrove species, Rhizophora mangle, Avicennia schaueriana, and Laguncularia racemosa, were determined in Itamaracá, Pernambuco, Brazil (7°48′44″S and 34°49′39″W). Twenty-three to thirty-six trees of each species, ranging in height (H) from 1.6 to 11.8 m and in diameter, at breast height or above prop roots (D), from 2 to 21 cm, were measured, cut, and separated into stems, branches, leaves, and prop roots. Biomass proportions in each tree part were similar among species, excluding prop roots: stems 37–47%, branches 41–46%, and leaves 11–17%. Prop roots represented 37% of AGB in R. mangle. Tree size had a significant but not large influence on biomass distribution among plant parts: as stem diameters increased the proportions allocated to leaves decreased and those to stems and branches increased. AGB and PPB were significantly related to D and D2 × H and the best fittings were obtained with power equations. A few equations from literature fitted the data reasonably well for AGB of one or two of the species but resulted in large errors for the others. Applying the equations to previous measurements of tree diameters in a sample area, AGB for the mangrove site was estimated at 105 Mg ha−1, with 78, 19, and 3% corresponding to biomasses of R. mangle, L. racemosa, and A. schaeuriana trees, respectively.

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    T. C. C. Medeiros

  2. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Luis Freire 1000, Recife, PE, 50740-540, Brazil

    E. V. S. B. Sampaio

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Medeiros, T.C.C., Sampaio, E.V.S.B. Allometry of aboveground biomasses in mangrove species in Itamaracá, Pernambuco, Brazil. Wetlands Ecol Manage 16, 323–330 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-007-9069-z

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