Research Article

Influence of an Ice Storm on Aboveground Biomass of Subtropical Evergreen Broadleaf Forest in Lechang, Nanling Mountains of Southern China

Table 3

Biomass distribution according to six categories of damage in the seven plots in 2008.

Plot numberAboveground biomass (t haāˆ’1)
Stem bendingTrunk breakageCrown breakageUprootingLodgingHealthy

SD0122.4 5.3 26.6 2.3 1.5 4.5
SD0212.7 1.1 30.4 14.7 3.2 13.7
SD0317.4 9.7 38.6 16.6 0.0 3.9
SD049.6 56.2 58.1 9.4 0.0 7.9
SD059.5 0.8 41.7 6.6 6.0 13.5
SD0610.9 3.2 23.3 9.1 8.9 24.2
SD0710.3 17.2 29.2 8.3 1.0 18.9