JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2020, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (2): 133-140.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-2006.201812016

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Effects of decay class and diameter class on moisture content and wood density in a typical mixed broadleaf-Korean pine forest

HAN Yuna1(), ZHANG Yu1, JIN Guangze1,2,*()   

  1. 1. Center for Ecological Research, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management-Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
  • Received:2018-12-08 Revised:2019-04-20 Online:2020-03-30 Published:2020-04-01
  • Contact: JIN Guangze E-mail:nmghanyn@163.com;taxus@126.com

Abstract:

【Objective】Moisture content and wood density are important physical properties of woody debris. However, the effects of decay class and diameter class on the wood density and moisture content of the main species in a typical mixed broadleaf-Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) forest remain unclear. This study provides basic data on the moisture content and wood density of sapwood and heartwood of the main tree species in a typical mixed broadleaf-Korean pine forest and examines the variation patterns of moisture content and wood density with decay class and diameter class. 【Method】 The main tree species,Pinus koraiensis, Abies nephrolepis, Betula costata, Acer spp., Tilia spp., Fraxinus mandshurica and Ulmus spp. in the mixed forest were chosen for this study. The study samples were divided into five decay classes (Ⅰ-Ⅴ), and three diameter classes (ⅰ-ⅲ) were sampled for each decay class. The study aimed to explore the effects of decay class and diameter class on the moisture content and wood density of the different structural components (sapwood and heartwood) of the main tree species. 【Result】The moisture content increased with increasing decay class, but the wood density decreased significantly. The wood density of sapwood was significantly higher than that of the heartwood in decay class Ⅲ and overall; however, in the other decay classes, the wood density did not significantly differ between sapwood and heartwood. The moisture content and wood density of sapwood and heartwood were significantly different among some tree species in most decay classes. There was no significant difference in moisture content and wood density among the diameter classes. The moisture content of sapwood and heartwood was significantly different among some tree species in diameter class ⅰ, and the wood density of sapwood and heartwood was significantly different among some tree species in diameter class ⅰ and ⅲ. 【Conclusion】Therefore, influenced by different factors, the moisture content and wood density of woody debris exhibited unique patterns, and decay class and interspecies difference were important factors affecting the variations in the moisture content and wood density.

Key words: woody debris, moisture content, wood density, decay classes, diameter classes, mixed broadleaved-Korean pine forest

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