The species composition, aboveground biomass and carbon content of vegetation in two basin bogs in the Experimental Lakes Area, north-western Ontario.

摘要

The preflood species composition, aboveground biomass and carbon content of vegetation in an experimental basin bog, L979, and reference basin bog, L632, were studied as part of the Experimental Lakes Area Reservoir Project (ELARP) in northwestern Ontario. Using aerial photographs, six plant communities were delineated in L979 and two in L632. Communities were sampled in proportion to the area occupied by each.;Cover was estimated for all trees (;The biomass of trees, saplings and tall shrubs was estimated using allometric regression equations, and the biomass of tree and tall shrub seedlings, low shrubs, herbs, bryophytes and litter was estimated from harvested samples. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).