Abstract

In 2007, three mature hemi-boreal stands were selected from Järvselja forest district, South-East Estonia to establish one-hectare-large test plots for the international inter-comparison experiment of radiation models (RAMI). All trees with a stem diameter at breast height greater than 4 cm were mapped and measured in the field. In summer 2019, the forests were inventoried again. Here we present a summary of changes that occurred in the forest structure – mainly growth and mortality. In the birch stand basal area G has increased from 23.3 m2 ha-1 to 28.2 m2 ha-1 in the upper layer and the number of trees N has decreased from 654 to 565 ha-1. In the upper layer of spruce stand G has increased from 30.9 m2 ha-1 to 35.4 m2 ha-1 and N has decreased from 774 to 724 ha-1 and N substantially decreased in the lower layers from 912 to 577 ha-1. In the pine stand G has increased from 28.3 m2 ha-1 to 29.1 m2 ha-1 and N decreased from 1116 to 971 ha-1. The three test stands can be used now for validating remote sensing data-based estimates of forest inventory variables at single tree level.

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Title
Changes during twelve years in three mature hemiboreal stands growing in a radiation model intercomparison test site, Järvselja, Estonia
Author
Lang, Mait 1 ; Kuusk, Andres 2 ; Kaha, Mihkel 2 ; Pisek, Jan 2 ; Jan-Peter, George 2 ; Kiviste, Andres 3 ; Laarmann, Diana 3 ; Türk, Kristina 3 ; Arumäe, Tauri 4 

 1Tartu Observatory, University of Tartu, 61602 Tõravere, Tartumaa, Estonia;; 2Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5, 51014 Tartu, Estonia; 
 1Tartu Observatory, University of Tartu, 61602 Tõravere, Tartumaa, Estonia; 
 2Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5, 51014 Tartu, Estonia; 
 2Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5, 51014 Tartu, Estonia;; 3Estonian State Forest Management Centre, Sagadi Village, EE-45403 Haljala, Estonia; 
Pages
112-122
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
ISSN
14069954
e-ISSN
17368723
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2620140042
Copyright
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