摘要
The hollow cylindrical culm is one of the most remarkable morphological characters of most bamboo species.In relation to its hollow structure,there are two different attributes of the culm volume in bamboo:the apparent culm volume(va:the total culm volume including the hollow portion)and the woody culm volume(vw:the volume of the woody walls of the culm).The ratio of vw to va is defined as the reduction factor for culm volume(fv).The quantity fv is useful to quantify the biomass resources of bamboo culms as well as to evaluate the carbon stock of bamboo forests.However,the direct measurement of fv requires destructive sampling,which consumes time and labor.Hence,an alternative method for obtaining fv is desired.In this study,we examined fv in five species of the genus Phyllostachys and proposed alternative methods to estimate fv.Our data showed that fv varied by species,some of which exhibited a dependency of fv on culm sizes.These findings indicate that the intraspecific and interspecific variation in fv should be considered carefully when converting va into vw by fv.Based on our results,we propose here six approaches for predicting fv and we discuss their advantages and disadvantages.Our results are intended to facilitate evaluation of the carbon sequestration capacity of bamboo forests and the commercial utilization of bamboo culms.
The hollow cylindrical culm is one of the most remarkable morphological characters of most bamboo species. In relation to its hollow structure, there are two different attributes of the culm volume in bamboo: the apparent culm volume(v_a: the total culm volume including the hollow portion) and the woody culm volume(v_w: the volume of the woody walls of the culm). The ratio of v_w to v_a is defined as the reduction factor for culm volume(f_v).The quantity f_v is useful to quantify the biomass resources of bamboo culms as well as to evaluate the carbon stock of bamboo forests. However, the direct measurement of f_v requires destructive sampling, which consumes time and labor. Hence, an alternative method for obtaining f_v is desired. In this study, we examined f_v in five species of the genus Phyllostachys and proposed alternative methods to estimate f_v. Our data showed that f_v varied by species, some of which exhibited a dependency of f_v on culm sizes. These findings indicate that the intraspecific and interspecific variation in f_v should be considered carefully when converting v_a into v_w by f_v. Based on our results, we propose here six approaches for predicting f_v and we discuss their advantages and disadvantages. Our results are intended to facilitate evaluation of the carbon sequestration capacity of bamboo forests and the commercial utilization of bamboo culms.
基金
supported by JSPS KAKENHI(Grant Numbers:15KK0220,JP16K12823,JP16K14948,25390147,18H03818,18H02244 and 18KT0027)
