Herb layer biomass in Swiss forests

The purpose of this project was to develop a model to estimate herb layer biomass and carbon stock based on the categorical cover estimate on each NFI sample plot. To this end, biomass and cover of the six main plant groups in the herb layer were collected from 405 1x1 m subplots on 135 study sites (15 sites in 9 strata) which were selected based on a stratified sampling approach. To ensure consistency with NFI methodology, study sites corresponded to the design of regular NFI sample plots and plant cover was estimated by trained field-crew members. Based on the dry weight of the plant biomass and the cover estimate on each subplot, a linear regression model was developed and applied to estimate herb layer biomass on each NFI sample plot.

Funding Information:

This work was supported by:

Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)

Related Publications

Didion M (2020) Extending harmonized national forest inventory herb layer vegetation cover observations to derive comprehensive biomass estimates. For Ecosyst 7:16. doi:10.1186/s40663-020-00230-7

Citation:

Didion, Markus; Baume, Marc; Giudici, Fulvio; Schneuwly, Jerome (2018). Herb layer biomass in Swiss forests. Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL. doi:10.16904/envidat.52.

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Final ReportPDF
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Collected herb layer dataXLSX
Table with primary data collected in the field
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Data collected during re-sampling on sub-sample of sites
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Measured C and N contens [%] of collected herb...XLSX
Measured C and N contens [%] of collected herb layer biomass samples.
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DOI	10.16904/envidat.52
Publication State	Published
Authors	Email: markus.didionfoo(at)wsl.ch ORCID: 0000-0003-0346-0646 Given Name: Markus Family Name: Didion Affiliation: WSL DataCRediT: Validation, Curation, Software, Publication, Supervision Email: marc.baumefoo(at)wsl.ch Given Name: Marc Family Name: Baume Affiliation: WSL DataCRediT: Collection, Validation Email: fulvio.giudicifoo(at)wsl.ch Given Name: Fulvio Family Name: Giudici Affiliation: WSL DataCRediT: Collection, Validation Email: jerome.schneuwlyfoo(at)wsl.ch Given Name: Jerome Family Name: Schneuwly Affiliation: WSL DataCRediT: Collection, Validation
Contact Person	Given Name: Markus Family Name: Didion Email: markus.didionfoo(at)wsl.ch Affiliation: WSL ORCID: 0000-0003-0346-0646
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Publication	Publisher: Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Year: 2018
Dates	Type: Collected Date: 2016-05-01 End Date: 2016-09-30
Version	1.0
Type	dataset
General Type	Dataset
Language	English
Location	Switzerland
Content License	WSL Data Policy
Last Updated	August 20, 2021, 16:00 (UTC)
Created	July 26, 2018, 09:23 (UTC)

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