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Allometric biomass, nutrient and carbon stock models for Kandelia candel of the Sundarbans, Bangladesh

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Present study recommends DBH as independent variable of the derived allometric models and Biomass = a + b DBH 2 has been selected for total above-ground biomass, nutrients and carbon stock.

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Kandelia candel (L.) Druce is a shrub to small tree of the Sundarbans mangrove forest of Bangladesh. The aim of the study was to derive the allometric models for estimating above-ground biomass, nutrient and carbon stock in K. candel. A total of eight linear models with 64 regression equations were tested to derive the allometric models for biomass of each part of plant; and nutrients and carbon stock in total above-ground biomass. The best fitted allometric models were selected by considering the values of R 2, CV, R mse, MSerror, S a, S b, F value, AICc and Furnival Index. The selected allometric models were Biomass = 0.014 DBH2 + 0.03; √Biomass = 0.29 DBH − 0.21; √Biomass = 0.66 √DBH − 0.57; √Biomass = 1.19 √DBH − 1.02; Biomass = 0.21 DBH2 + 0.12 for leaves, branches, bark, stem without bark and total above-ground biomass, respectively. The selected allometric models for Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium and Carbon stock in total above-ground biomass were N = 0.39 DBH2 + 0.49, P = 0.77 DBH2 + 0.14, K = 0.87 DBH2 + 0.07 and C = 0.09 DBH2 + 0.05, respectively. The derived allometric models have included DBH as a single independent variable, which may give quick and accurate estimation of the above-ground biomass, nutrient and carbon stock in this species. This information may also contribute to a broader study of nutrient cycling, nutrient budgeting and carbon sequestration of the studied forest.

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We are thankful to Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University and Forest Department, Bangladesh for their logistic support.

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    Mahmood Hossain, Chameli Saha, S. M. Rubaiot Abdullah & Mohammad Raqibul Hasan Siddique

  2. Centre for Integrated Studies on the Sundarbans, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

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Hossain, M., Saha, C., Rubaiot Abdullah, S.M. et al. Allometric biomass, nutrient and carbon stock models for Kandelia candel of the Sundarbans, Bangladesh. Trees 30, 709–717 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-015-1314-0

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