Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Abstract
Regression equations were developed to estimate shrub fuel biomass of a maquis formation in western Turkey. The relationships between some shrub characteristics and live, dead, available (for consumption), and total fuel biomass were determined by simple/multiple linear regression. Measured biomass values for live, available, and total fuels varied from 0.70 to 6.74 kg m^{-2}, from 0.78 to 3.03 kg m^{-2}, and from 1.06 to 7.72 kg m^{-2}, respectively. The results obtained indicated that shrub fuel biomass could be satisfactorily predicted using the regression equations generated. The resulting equations were able to account for 60% to 89% of the observed variation (P < 0.05) in the fuel biomass categories studied. The results of this study should be invaluable in many forestry disciplines, including ecology, protection, and management.
DOI
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Keywords
Fuel biomass, regression equations, shrubland, maquis, Turkey
First Page
349
Last Page
356
Recommended Citation
SAĞLAM, BÜLENT; KÜÇÜK, ÖMER; BİLGİLİ, ERTUĞRUL; DURMAZ, BAHAR DİNÇ; and BAYSAL, İSMAİL (2008) "Estimating Fuel Biomass of Some Shrub Species (Maquis) in Turkey," Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry: Vol. 32: No. 4, Article 13. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/agriculture/vol32/iss4/13