Beer-Lambert Law in four mature hardwood stands in the southern Appalachians

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  • James M. Vose
  • Neal H. Sullivan
  • Paul V. Bolstad
چکیده

We quantified stand leaf area index and vertical leaf area distribution, and developed canopy extinction coefficients (k), in four mature hardwood stands. Leaf area index, calculated from litter fall and specific leaf area (cm*.g-‘), ranged from 4.3 to 5.4 m*.rn-r. In three of the four stands, leaf area was distributed in the upper canopy. In the other stand, leaf area was uniformly distributed throughout the canopy. Variation in vertical leaf area distribution was related to the size and density of upper and lower canopy trees. Light transmittance through the canopies followed the Beer-Lambert Law, and k values ranged from 0.53 to 0.67. Application of these k values to an independent set of five hardwood stands with’validation data for light transmittance and litter-fall leaf area index yielded variable results. For example, at k = 0.53, calculated leaf area index was within +lO% of litter-fall estimates for three of the five sites, but from -35 to +85% different for two other sites. Averaged across all validation sites, litter-fall leaf area index and Beer-Lambert leaf area index predictions were in much closer agreement (*7 to *15%). R&urn6 : Nous avons quantifie I’indice de surface foliaire du peuplement et la distribution verticale de la surface foliaire et nous avons developpe des coefficients d’extinction du couvert (k) dans quatre peuplements feuillus matures. Lindice de surface foliaire, calcule a partir du depot de lit&e et de la surface foliaire specifique (cm’.g-‘), var+iait de 4.3 a 5.4 m*.rn-*. Dans trois des quatre peuplements, la surface’foliaire Ctait concentree dans la partie superieure du couvert. Dans I’autre peuplement, la surface foliaire Ctait distribuee uniformement dans tout le couvert. La variation dans la distribution verticale de la surface foliaire Ctait reliee a la dimension et ii la densite des arbres dans la partie superieure et inferieure du couvert. La transmittance de la lumibre a travers le couvert suivait la loi de Beer-Lambert et les valeurs de k variaient de 0.53 a 0,67. L’application de ces valeurs de k a un groupe independant de cinq peuplements feuillus avec des donnees de validation pour la transmittance de la lumiere et I’indice de surface foliaire base sur le depot de lit&e a produit des resultats variables. Pour une valcur de k = 0~53, par exemple, I’indice de surface foliaire calcule Ctait en dedans de 1tlO8 des valeurs basees sur le depot de lit&e pour trois des cinq peuplements, mais variait de -35 a +85% pour les deux autres peuplements. La valeur moyenne. pour tous lcs sites de validation, de I’indice de surface foliaire calcule a partir du depot de litiere correspondait beaucoup micux (~7 b &IS%) ii la valeur obtenue avec I’equation de Beer-Lambert. [Traduit par la Redaction]

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تاریخ انتشار 2002