Ecological Archives E081-016-A3

Christine M. Johnson, Daniel J. Zarin, and Arthur H. Johnson. 2000. Post-disturbance aboveground biomass accumulation in global secondary forests. Ecology 81:1395-1401.



Appendix C: Data used to analyze post-disturbance biomass accumulation in global secondary forests: 4 studies of broadleaf tropical forests growing on sandy soils.

FOREST DESCRIPTION

PLACE

ALT

LON

LAT

AGE

BIO

GSDY

GSL

GST

GSP

MAT

MAP

DIST

SOIL ORDER

SOIL DESCRIPTION

REF

1 - Seasonally dry

Peixe Boi, Brazil

50

47W

1S

5

13.1 a

85

243

26

2200 l

25.5

2500

A, CB f

Oxisol
Oxisol (sandy) 37

1 - Seasonally dry

Peixe Boi, Brazil

50

47W

1S

10

43.9 a

170

243

26

2200 l

25.5

2500

A, CB f

Oxisol
Oxisol (sandy) 37

1 - Seasonally dry

Peixe Boi, Brazil

50

47W

1S

20

80.5 a

340

243

26

2200 l

25.5

2500

A, CB f

Oxisol
Oxisol (sandy) 37

1 - Seasonally dry

Peixe Boi, Brazil

50

47W

1S

40

103.0 a

679

243

26

2200 l

25.5

2500

A, CB f

Oxisol
Oxisol (sandy) 37

2 - Moist (1)

Rio Negro, Venezuela

119

67W

2N

9

43.9 b

234

365

26

3500

26

3500

A, CB

Oxisol-Ultisol
sandy surface horizon 38, 51

2 - Moist (1)

Rio Negro, Venezuela

119

67W

2N

11

52.9 b

286

365

26

3500

26

3500

A, CB

Oxisol-Ultisol
sandy surface horizon 38, 51

2 - Moist (1)

Rio Negro, Venezuela

119

67W

2N

12

81.8 b

312

365

26

3500

26

3500

A, CB

Oxisol-Ultisol
sandy surface horizon 38, 51

2 - Moist (1)

Rio Negro, Venezuela

119

67W

2N

14

53.4 b

364

365

26

3500

26

3500

A, CB

Oxisol-Ultisol
sandy surface horizon 38, 51

2 - Moist (1)

Rio Negro, Venezuela

119

67W

2N

20

61.5 b

520

365

26

3500

26

3500

A, CB

Oxisol-Ultisol
sandy surface horizon 38, 51

2 - Moist (1)

Rio Negro, Venezuela

119

67W

2N

20

63.8 b

520

365

26

3500

26

3500

A, CB

Oxisol-Ultisol
sandy surface horizon 38, 51

2 - Moist (1)

Rio Negro, Venezuela

119

67W

2N

20

83.3 b

520

365

26

3500

26

3500

A, CB

Oxisol-Ultisol
sandy surface horizon 38, 51

2 - Moist (1)

Rio Negro, Venezuela

119

67W

2N

20

97.6 b

520

365

26

3500

26

3500

A, CB

Oxisol-Ultisol
sandy surface horizon 38, 51

2 - Moist (1)

Rio Negro, Venezuela

119

67W

2N

30

53.8 b

780

365

26

3500

26

3500

A, CB

Oxisol-Ultisol
sandy surface horizon 38, 51

2 - Moist (1)

Rio Negro, Venezuela

119

67W

2N

35

108.0 b

910

365

26

3500

26

3500

A, CB

Oxisol-Ultisol
sandy surface horizon 38, 51

2 - Moist (1)

Rio Negro, Venezuela

119

67W

2N

35

109.0 b

910

365

26

3500

26

3500

A, CB

Oxisol-Ultisol
sandy surface horizon 38, 51

3 - Moist (2)

Rio Negro, Venezuela

119

67W

2S

1

0.5 c

26

365

26

3500

26

3500

CB g

Oxisol
50, 51

3 - Moist (2)

Rio Negro, Venezuela

119

67W

2S

2

9.6 c

52

365

26

3500

26

3500

CB g

Oxisol
50, 51

3 - Moist (2)

Rio Negro, Venezuela

119

67W

2S

3

17.2 c

78

365

26

3500

26

3500

CB g

Oxisol
50, 51

3 - Moist (2)

Rio Negro, Venezuela

119

67W

2S

4

28.9 c

104

365

26

3500

26

3500

CB g

Oxisol
50, 51

3 - Moist (2)

Rio Negro, Venezuela

119

67W

2S

5

40.0 c

130

365

26

3500

26

3500

CB g

Oxisol
50, 51

4 - Rainforest e

Belgian Congo

350 k

24E i

1N j

2

10.9 d

41

304

25

1644

24.6

1828

A, CB h

Oxisol m
acid sandy soil 3, 14, 16

4 - Rainforest e

Belgian Congo

350 k

24E i

1N j

5

76.7 d

102

304

25

1644

24.6

1828

A, CB h

Oxisol m
acid sandy soil 3, 14, 16

4 - Rainforest e

Belgian Congo

350 k

24E i

1N j

8

121.7 d

164

304

25

1644

24.6

1828

A, CB h

Oxisol m
acid sandy soil 3, 14, 16

4 - Rainforest e

Belgian Congo

350 k

24E i

1N j

18

121.1 d

369

304

25

1644

24.6

1828

A, CB h

Oxisol m
acid sandy soil 3, 14, 16

ALT = altitude (meters above sea level)
LON = longitude
LAT = latitude
AGE = time since severe disturbance
BIO = aboveground biomass (Mg ha-1)
GSDY = growing-season degree-years (See text for definition)
GSL = growing-season length (See text for definition)
GST = growing-season temperature
GSP = growing-season precipitation
MAT = mean annual temperature
MAP = mean annual precipitation
DIST = disturbance type (A = agriculture; CB = cut and burned; CL = clear-cut; F = fire; HT = herbicide; P = pasture
REF = references (numbers refer to Appendix G: Climate Compilations and Appendix H: Literature Cited)


a - biomass estimate includes only trees and is based on allometric equations from: Brown, S.B., A.J.R. Gillespie, and A.E. Lugo. 1989. Forest Science 35: 881-902; and Uhl, C., R. Buschbacher, and E.A.S. Serrao. 1988. Journal of Ecology 76: 663-681.
b - biomass estimate includes all trees and shrubs > 1 m in height and > 1 cm in DBH; biomass based upon allometric equations generated by sampling 126 trees.
c - biomass estimate based on the total harvest of plots, with allometric equations used for trees.
d - biomass estimate based upon the total harvest of plots.
e - some data on nutrient concentrations and/or cycling available for this site
f - disturbance was slash-and-burn agriculture, typically carried out with 2 years cropping followed by 5 years of fallow.
g - site was burned 4 months after being cut; no wood was removed.
h - disturbance was slash-and-burn agriculture, with a one year cropping cycle beginning with maize, then rice, then cassava and bananas.
i - approximate longitude.
j - approximate latitude.
k - altitude ranges from 200 to 500 m.
l - GSP estimated by assuming 75 mm precipitation per month during the 4 month dry season.
m - soil order designation not available; assigned for this compilation based on published description (excerpted in "Soil Description" column).


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