Abstract
An investigation was made on the coarse woody debris ( CWD) in burned forestlands in Huzhong area of Great Xing' an Mountains. The loading capacity of CWD in the burned forestlands was 24. 9-181. 0 m3 hm-2, among which, snag and log occupied 24. 3%-85. 9% and 14. 0%- 75.1%, being 6. 0-93. 9 m3 hm-2 and 15. 3-138. 4 m3 hm -2, respectively. Significant differences were observed among burned forestlands and among years. The predominant DBH class of snag and log was 2. 5-20 cm and 1. 5-15 m, and the height of most snags and logs was 2. 5-15 m and 5-20 cm, respectively. The loading capacity of CWD had no obvious change with the recovery of forest vegetation. The characteristics of CWD had a close relationship with pre-fire forest stand conditions and burn intensity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1805-1810 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - Aug 2009 |
Keywords
- Burned forestland
- Coarse woody debris (CWD)
- Great Xing' an Mountains
- Loading capacity