Ecological Archives E081-016-A4

Christine M. Johnson, Daniel J. Zarin, and Arthur H. Johnson. 2000. Post-disturbance aboveground biomass accumulation in global secondary forests. Ecology 81:1395-1401.

Appendix D: Data used to analyze post-disturbance biomass accumulation in global secondary forests: 10 studies of broadleaf tropical forests growing on non-sandy soils.

FOREST DESCRIPTION	PLACE	ALT	LON	LAT	AGE	BIO	GSDY	GSL	GST	GSP	MAT	MAP	DIST	SOIL ORDER	SOIL DESCRIPTION	REF
1 - Hill evergreen	Thailand	735	98E	19N	4	26.3 c	49	215	21	1200		1400	A, CB k	Inceptisol-Oxisol		25
1 - Hill evergreen	Thailand	735	98E	19N	7	27.7 c	87	215	21	1200		1400	A, CB k	Inceptisol-Oxisol		25
1 - Hill evergreen	Thailand	735	98E	19N	10	63.1 c	124	215	21	1200		1400	A, CB k	Inceptisol-Oxisol		25
2 - Humid montane rainforest b	Peru	1100	74W	11S	3 j	37.5 d	46	243	23	1740	23	2000	A, CB	Ultisol	reddish brown latosols	40, 41
2 - Humid montane rainforest b	Peru	1100	74W	11S	10 j	65.0 d	153	243	23	1740	23	2000	A, CB	Ultisol	reddish brown latosols	40, 41
2 - Humid montane rainforest b	Peru	1100	74W	11S	10 j	115.8 d	153	243	23	1740	23	2000	A, CB	Ultisol	reddish brown latosols	40, 41
2 - Humid montane rainforest b	Peru	1100	74W	11S	17 j	153.8 d	260	243	23	1740	23	2000	A, CB	Ultisol	reddish brown latosols	40, 41
2 - Humid montane rainforest b	Peru	1100	74W	11S	27.5 j	161.3 d	421	243	23	1740	23	2000	A, CB	Ultisol	reddish brown latosols	40, 41
2 - Humid montane rainforest b	Peru	1100	74W	11S	34.5 j	217.6 d	528	243	23	1740	23	2000	A, CB	Ultisol	reddish brown latosols	40, 41
3 - Seasonally dry (severe use)	Paragominas, Brazil	50 t	47W	3S u	2.5	7.6 e	32	182	26	1510 v	25.8	1750	CB, P l	Oxisol	clayey red-yellow	5, 49
3 - Seasonally dry (severe use)	Paragominas, Brazil	50 t	47W	3S u	2.5	15.5 e	32	182	26	1510 v	25.8	1750	CB, P l	Oxisol	clayey red-yellow	5, 49
3 - Seasonally dry (severe use)	Paragominas, Brazil	50 t	47W	3S u	8	4.7 e	102	182	26	1510 v	25.8	1750	CB, P l	Oxisol	clayey red-yellow	5, 49
4 - Seasonally dry (intermediate use)	Paragominas, Brazil	50 t	47W	3S u	1	5.8 e	13	182	26	1510 v	25.8	1750	CB, P m	Oxisol	clayey red-yellow	5, 49
4 - Seasonally dry (intermediate use)	Paragominas, Brazil	50 t	47W	3S u	3.5	8.3 e	45	182	26	1510 v	25.8	1750	CB, P m	Oxisol	clayey red-yellow	5, 49
4 - Seasonally dry (intermediate use)	Paragominas, Brazil	50 t	47W	3S u	3.5	16.8 e	45	182	26	1510 v	25.8	1750	CB, P m	Oxisol	clayey red-yellow	5, 49
4 - Seasonally dry (intermediate use)	Paragominas, Brazil	50 t	47W	3S u	4	17.0 e	51	182	26	1510 v	25.8	1750	CB, P m	Oxisol	clayey red-yellow	5, 49
4 - Seasonally dry (intermediate use)	Paragominas, Brazil	50 t	47W	3S u	7.5	37.0 e	96	182	26	1510 v	25.8	1750	CB, P m	Oxisol	clayey red-yellow	5, 49
4 - Seasonally dry (intermediate use)	Paragominas, Brazil	50 t	47W	3S u	8	32.8 e	102	182	26	1510 v	25.8	1750	CB, P m	Oxisol	clayey red-yellow	5, 49
5 - Seasonally dry (light use)	Paragominas, Brazil	50 t	47W	3S u	3.5	29.4 e	45	182	26	1510 v	25.8	1750	CB, P n	Oxisol	clayey red-yellow	5, 49
5 - Seasonally dry (light use)	Paragominas, Brazil	50 t	47W	3S u	4.5	53.4 e	57	182	26	1510 v	25.8	1750	CB, P n	Oxisol	clayey red-yellow	5, 49
5 - Seasonally dry (light use)	Paragominas, Brazil	50 t	47W	3S u	8	86.1 e	102	182	26	1510 v	25.8	1750	CB, P n	Oxisol	clayey red-yellow	5, 49
5 - Seasonally dry (light use)	Paragominas, Brazil	50 t	47W	3S u	8	88.9 e	102	182	26	1510 v	25.8	1750	CB, P n	Oxisol	clayey red-yellow	5, 49
6 - Subtropical monsoon a	India	100	91E	26N	1	5.0 f	14	184	28	1750 w	23	2200	A, CB o	Oxisol	red loamy laterite; high organic C, N; low cations	45
6 - Subtropical monsoon a	India	100	91E	26N	5	23.3 f	69	184	28	1750 w	23	2200	A, CB o	Oxisol	red loamy laterite; high organic C, N; low cations	45
6 - Subtropical monsoon a	India	100	91E	26N	10	57.5 f	139	184	28	1750 w	23	2200	A, CB o	Oxisol	red loamy laterite; high organic C, N; low cations	45
6 - Subtropical monsoon a	India	100	91E	26N	15	103.7 f	208	184	28	1750 w	23	2200	A, CB o	Oxisol	red loamy laterite; high organic C, N; low cations	45
6 - Subtropical monsoon a	India	100	91E	26N	20	147.6 f	277	184	28	1750 w	23	2200	A, CB o	Oxisol	red loamy laterite; high organic C, N; low cations	45
7 - Evergreen as	Columbia	100	74W	6N	2	19.0 g	55	365	28	3152	27.5	3152	CB	Ultisol-Oxisol		20
7 - Evergreen as	Columbia	100	74W	6N	5	68.0 g	138	365	28	3152	27.5	3152	CB	Ultisol-Oxisol		20
7 - Evergreen as	Columbia	100	74W	6N	16	203.0 g	440	365	28	3152	27.5	3152	CB	Ultisol-Oxisol		20
8 - Moist (3)	Guatemala	55	89W	16N	1	7.8 h	15	214	26	1605	25.2	2004	A, CB p	Oxisol-Inceptisol	black to yellowish-brown clays	42
8 - Moist (3)	Guatemala	55	89W	16N	1	10.0 h	15	214	26	1605	25.2	2004	A, CB p	Oxisol-Inceptisol	black to yellowish-brown clays	42
8 - Moist (3)	Guatemala	55	89W	16N	2	14.2 h	31	214	26	1605	25.2	2004	A, CB p	Oxisol-Inceptisol	black to yellowish-brown clays	42
8 - Moist (3)	Guatemala	55	89W	16N	3	22.9 h	46	214	26	1605	25.2	2004	A, CB p	Oxisol-Inceptisol	black to yellowish-brown clays	42
8 - Moist (3)	Guatemala	55	89W	16N	4	26.4 h	61	214	26	1605	25.2	2004	A, CB p	Oxisol-Inceptisol	black to yellowish-brown clays	42
8 - Moist (3)	Guatemala	55	89W	16N	4	27.4 h	61	214	26	1605	25.2	2004	A, CB p	Oxisol-Inceptisol	black to yellowish-brown clays	42
8 - Moist (3)	Guatemala	55	89W	16N	4	28.2 h	61	214	26	1605	25.2	2004	A, CB p	Oxisol-Inceptisol	black to yellowish-brown clays	42
8 - Moist (3)	Guatemala	55	89W	16N	5	29.8 h	77	214	26	1605	25.2	2004	A, CB p	Oxisol-Inceptisol	black to yellowish-brown clays	42
8 - Moist (3)	Guatemala	55	89W	16N	5	38.9 h	77	214	26	1605	25.2	2004	A, CB p	Oxisol-Inceptisol	black to yellowish-brown clays	42
8 - Moist (3)	Guatemala	55	89W	16N	6	42.7 h	92	214	26	1605	25.2	2004	A, CB p	Oxisol-Inceptisol	black to yellowish-brown clays	42
8 - Moist (3)	Guatemala	55	89W	16N	6	50.1 h	92	214	26	1605	25.2	2004	A, CB p	Oxisol-Inceptisol	black to yellowish-brown clays	42
8 - Moist (3)	Guatemala	55	89W	16N	7	46.7 h	107	214	26	1605	25.2	2004	A, CB p	Oxisol-Inceptisol	black to yellowish-brown clays	42
8 - Moist (3)	Guatemala	55	89W	16N	8	65.9 h	122	214	26	1605	25.2	2004	A, CB p	Oxisol-Inceptisol	black to yellowish-brown clays	42
8 - Moist (3)	Guatemala	55	89W	16N	9	72.4 h	138	214	26	1605	25.2	2004	A, CB p	Oxisol-Inceptisol	black to yellowish-brown clays	42
8 - Moist (3)	Guatemala	55	89W	16N	10	54.1 h	153	214	26	1605	25.2	2004	A, CB p	Oxisol-Inceptisol	black to yellowish-brown clays	42
9 - Moist (4)	Panama	50	78W	9N	2	13.0	34	245	25	1725	25	2000	A, CB	Vertisol x	dark gray or black; high montmorillonite; lime concretions	22
9 - Moist (4)	Panama	50	78W	9N	3	24.4	50	245	25	1725	25	2000	A, CB	Vertisol x	dark gray or black; high montmorillonite; lime concretions	22
9 - Moist (4)	Panama	50	78W	9N	6	38.0	101	245	25	1725	25	2000	A, CB	Vertisol x	dark gray or black; high montmorillonite; lime concretions	22
10 - Wet a	Mexico	150	95W	17N	0.83	5.2 i	13	243	24	3280	24	3640	CB q	Oxisol-Alfisol		53
10 - Wet a	Mexico	150	95W	17N	7	43.5 i	112	243	24	3280	24	3640	A, CB r	Oxisol-Alfisol		53

ALT = altitude (meters above sea level)
LON = longitude
LAT = latitude
AGE = time since severe disturbance
BIO = aboveground biomass (Mg ha^-1)
GSDY = growing-season degree-years (See text for definition)
GSL = growing-season length (See text for definition)
GST = growing-season temperature
GSP = growing-season precipitation
MAT = mean annual temperature
MAP = mean annual precipitation
DIST = disturbance type (A = agriculture; CB = cut and burned; CL = clear-cut; F = fire; HT = herbicide; P = pasture
REF = references (numbers refer to Appendix G: Climate Compilations and Appendix H: Literature Cited)

a - site included in foliar nutrient subset
b - some data on nutrient concentrations and/or cycling available for this site
c - biomass estimate based upon the total harvest of plots.
d - biomass estimate for plots 10 years and older was based on allometric equations (dry weight on Diameter) generated from 14 sample trees; the 3 year old plot estimate includes all vegetation.
e - biomass estimate includes all vegetation; estimate for trees > 2 m in height was based on allometric equations generated from 84 sample trees.
f - biomass estimate includes trees and shrubs and are based on allometric equations generated within the study.
g - biomass estimate includes all vegetation.
h - biomass estimate includes all vegetation; at least 4 randomly selected plots were sampled per age and subplots were harvested within each plot; here we average the subplot biomass values.
i - biomass estimate includes trees and understory, tree biomass was based on proportional basal area allocation.
j - plots 1 and 3, 2 and 4, and 5 and 6 are the same plots resampled after 7 years.
k - region has experienced a cycle of short cultivation and long fallow period for at least 100 years.
l - site was cut and burned then seeded with pasture grasses; there was good establishment followed by several slash -and-burn cycles and mechanical management; site abandoned after 6-13 years.
m - site was cut and burned then seeded with pasture grasses; there was good establishment; site abandoned after 6-12 years.
n - site was cut and burned then seeded with pasture grasses; there was poor establishment; site abandoned rapidly.
o - following a prior 5 year agriculture cycle, site was cropped 1+ years.
p - region has experienced at least minimal shifting agriculture for over 1,000 years, typically in a cycle of 2 years cropping then 10 years fallow.
q - site was burned but never cropped.
r - site was burned, cropped one year, and abandoned.
s - site has a perched water table.
t - approximate altitude.
u - approximate latitude.
v - GSP estimated by assuming 40 mm precipitation per month during the 6 month dry season.
w - GSP estimated by assuming 75 mm precipitation per month during the 6 month dry season.
x - soil order designation not available; assigned for this compilation based on published description (excerpted in "Soil Description" column).

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