Data Set Citation:
When using this data, please cite the data package:
Komiyama A and Ogino K.
Comprehensive dataset of mangrove tree weights in Southeast Asia
ERDP-2016-07.1.1 (https://db.cger.nies.go.jp/JaLTER/metacat/metacat/ERDP-2016-07.1.1/jalter-en)
General Information:
Title:Comprehensive dataset of mangrove tree weights in Southeast Asia
Identifier:ERDP-2016-07.1.1
Abstract:
We assembled a dataset tabulating the weights of Thai and Indonesian mangrove trees that we measured between 1982 and 2001. We selected four Thai study sites in Phang Nga, Ranong, Satun, and Trat provinces and one site in eastern Indonesia on Halmahera Island in Maluku Province. The stands in Ranong Province and on Halmahera Island were in primary forests with data collected in the 1980s and the remaining stands were in secondary forests with data collected later. We collected 124 tree samples from ten species (Avicennia alba, Bruguiera cylindrica, B. gymnorrhiza, Ceriops tagal, Rhizophora apiculata, R. mucronata, Sonneratia alba, S. caseolaris, Xylocarpus granatum, and X. moluccensis) and measured the root weights of 32 individuals of nine species (A. alba, B. cylindrica, B. gymnorrhiza, C. tagal, R. apiculata, R. mucronata, S. alba, S. caseolaris, and X. granatum). All sampled trees were subjected to a standardized protocol to obtain aboveground weights. The trunks were divided into horizontal segments from which the leaves and branches were collected separately. Roots were collected by winching them out of the ground, by trench digging, or by complete excavation. Thus, we were able to compile the weights of the trunk, branches, leaves, and roots of each tree sampled. Aerial roots were included in root weight measurements, although they were collected above ground. We compiled separate lists of trunk diameters, trunk heights, heights of the lowest living branches, and the heights of aerial roots on the trunks of trees in different size categories. Our dataset includes a wide range of tree sizes (maximum trunk diameter: 48.9 cm), geographical locations (1°10′N–12°24′N, 98°32′E–123°49′E) and organ weights (trunks, branches, leaves, and roots), and therefore should prove useful in future biomass studies of mangrove forests.
Keywords:
  • Allometry
  • Biomass
  • Branch weight
  • Leaf weight
  • Mangroves
  • Root weight
  • Southeast Asia
  • Tree dimensions
  • Trunk volume
  • Trunk weight
Data Table, Image, and Other Data Details:
Metadata download: Ecological Metadata Language (EML) File
Data Table:site_metadata.csv ( View Metadata | Download File download)

Involved Parties

Data Set Owners:
Individual: Akira Komiyama
Organization:Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University
Address:
Yanagido 1-1,
Gifu, Gifu 501-1193 Japan
Phone:
+81-58-293-2858 (voice)
Phone:
+81-58-293-2858 (fax)
Email Address:
komiyama@gifu-u.ac.jp
Individual: Kazuhiko Ogino
Position:Emeritus Professor of Ehime University
Address:
Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8566 Japan
Email Address:
rxw00766@nifty.com
Data Set Contacts:
Individual: Akira Komiyama
Organization:Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University
Address:
Yanagido 1-1,
Gifu, Gifu 501-1193 Japan
Phone:
+81-58-293-2858 (voice)
Phone:
+81-58-293-2858 (fax)
Email Address:
komiyama@gifu-u.ac.jp
Individual: Shogo Kato
Organization:Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University
Address:
Yanagido 1-1,
Gifu, Gifu 501-1193 Japan
Email Address:
shogo@gifu-u.ac.jp
Individual: Sasitorn Poungparn
Organization:Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University
Address:
Bangkok 10330 Thailand
Email Address:
sasi_p_p@hotmail.com
Individual: Tanuwong Sangtiean
Organization:Department of Marine and Coastal Resources
Address:
Bangkok 10210 Thailand
Email Address:
tanuwong@yahoo.com
Individual: Chatree Maknual
Organization:Department of Marine and Coastal Resources
Address:
Bangkok 10210 Thailand
Email Address:
c_maknual@hotmail.com
Individual: Somsak Piriyayotha
Organization:Department of Marine and Coastal Resources
Address:
Bangkok 10210 Thailand
Email Address:
sakptt@gmail.com
Individual: Vipak Jintana
Organization:Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University
Address:
Bangkok 10900 Thailand
Email Address:
jintana_v@hotmail.com
Individual: Suhardjono Prawiroatmodjo
Organization:Research Center for Biology (LIPI)
Address:
Cibinong 16911 Indonesia
Email Address:
suhardjono51@gmail.com
Individual: Pramudji Sastrosuwondo
Organization:Research Center for Oceanography (LIPI)
Address:
North Jakarta 14430 Indonesia
Email Address:
pram3588biol@yahoo.com
Individual: Kazuhiko Ogino
Position:Emeritus Professor of Ehime University
Address:
Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8566 Japan
Email Address:
rxw00766@nifty.com

Data Set Characteristics

Geographic Region:
Geographic Description:Thailand and Indonesia
Bounding Coordinates:
West:  98.5333  degrees
East:  123.8167  degrees
North:  12.4  degrees
South:  1.1667  degrees
Time Period:
Begin:
1981-02-01
End:
2001-07-25

Sampling, Processing and Quality Control Methods

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Metadata download: Ecological Metadata Language (EML) File