Table 2 Eucalyptus spp. stand variables and biomass (dry matter) measurements used to develop adjustment functions for the Forest Carbon Predictor

Locality

Kinleith

Kinleith

Kinleith

Kinleith

Kinleith

Kinleith

Rotoehu

Kaingaroa

Kaingaroa

Kaingaroa

Lincoln

Site name

Renehan

Mustang

Steels

Smythe

Hoi Hoi

Tawari

Forest

Cpt 905

Cpt 905

Cpt 905

McNeil

Road

Road

Farm

Road

Road

Road

Elevation (m)

200

300

320

500

380

340

200

550

550

550

50

Species

E. regnans

E. regnans

E. regnans

E. regnans

E. regnans

E. regnans

E. nitens

E. nitens

E. nitens

E. nitens

E. nitens

Stand age (yrs)

4

7

10

13

17

26

4

5

6

7

7

Stocking rate (Trees ha⁻¹)

1400

1575

950

1275

1225

580

6470

1525

1525

1525

2175

Basal area (m² ha⁻¹)

19.3

45.7

58.5

53.9

65

74.1

31.1

23.4

27.1

32.5

33.7

Mean Top Ht (m)

12.4

20.9

24.3

25.5

31.6

49.8

10.1

11.9

15.0

16.7

15.4

Vol_ib (m³ ha⁻¹)

103

371

537

542

854

1201

–

102

155

209

194.1

Foliage (t ha⁻¹)

6.2

10.5

15.5

14.9

11.5

7.4

9.4

6.3

8

7.2

11.1

Live branches (t ha⁻¹)

10.7

17.1

28.5

21.4

27.9

23.8

9.1

11.3

12.9

9.4

16.4

Dead branches (t ha⁻¹) (na = with live)

4.2

12.8

13

10

11.2

2.9

2.1

5.3

10.6

14.4

1.4

Reproductive parts (t ha⁻¹)

0

0

0.1

0.1

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Stem wood (t ha⁻¹)

42.2

142.7

242.9

228.2

381.8

539.5

52.1

42.6

64.8

90.9

79.9

Stem bark (t ha⁻¹)

5.3

15

19.1

19.8

27.9

29.5

7.6

6.2

9.2

10.8

13.3

Aboveground biomass (t ha⁻¹)

68.5

198

319.1

294.4

460.4

603.2

80.3

71.6

105.5

132.6

122.0

Belowground biomass (t ha⁻¹)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Woody debris (t ha⁻¹)

–

–

–

–

–

2.92

–

–

–

–

–

Litter t ha⁻¹) (ash-free)

–

–

–

–

–

24.8

–

–

–

–

–

Soil (0–5 cm) C%/(N%-0.014)

–

–

–

–

–

21.1

–

–

–

–

–

Locality

Hawke Bay

Taheke

Onepu

Onepu

Onepu

Onepu

Onepu

Whiritoa

Whiritoa

Rotorua

Kinleith

Rotoehu

Horohoro

Site name

Hyatt

Forest

Nelder

Nelder

nelder

Nelder

Nelder

Control

Irrigated

Long mile

Poukani

Forest

Kapenga

farm

farm

farm

farm

farm

farm

North

Farm

Elevation (m)

20

150

15

15

15

15

15

30

30

300

280

200

370

Species

E saligna

E saligna

E saligna

E saligna

E saligna

E saligna

E saligna

E botryoides

E botryoides

A dealbata

A dealbata

E fastigata

E fastigata

Stand age (years)

3

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

8

4

8

Stocking rate (Trees ha⁻¹)

5640

829

357

806

2366

5127

6206

1181

1518

3029

2875

7250

820

Basal area (m² ha⁻¹)

15.6

25.3

19.2

28.6

44.3

55.3

49.8

43.5

46.5

30.3

47.9

20.6

33.6

Mean Top Ht (m)

6.4

21.9

17.6

19.7

21.7

21.7

21.7

14.3

16.5

13.7

16.7

7.8

20.4

Vol_ib (m³ ha⁻¹)

–

211

123.7

168.5

281.6

422.7

430.5

196

285

169.7

367

–

204

Foliage (t ha⁻¹)

5.1

5.7

4.6

5.4

4.9

5.7

10.7

6.9

7.3

6

6.4

10.6

6.2

Live branches (t ha⁻¹)

12.6

9.6

31.1

25.3

22.6

14.4

39

28.1

22

6

14.5

11.2

15.9

Dead branches (t ha⁻¹) (na = with live)

4.7

9.3

4.5

8.5

11.3

4.6

10.3

9.9

12.2

7.2

15.6

1.9

12

Reproductive parts (t ha⁻¹)

0

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0.4

0.4

0

0

0

0

Stem wood (t ha⁻¹)

23

94.3

58.2

85.8

130.4

189.2

193.2

97.3

136.8

54.5

129.5

33.6

81.5

Stem bark (t ha⁻¹)

5.4

10.4

6.9

12.5

21.9

21.9

24.6

19.5

21.1

6.6

15.6

4.6

11.1

Aboveground biomass (t ha⁻¹)

50.8

129.8

105.3

137.5

191.1

235.7

277.6

162.1

199.9

80.3

181.6

61.8

126.7

Belowground biomass (t ha⁻¹)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

20.5

Woody debris (t ha⁻¹)

–

Litter t ha⁻¹) (ash-free)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Soil (0–5 cm) C%/(N%-0.014)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

12.4