Table 1 Overview of tree species studied and their biological traits.

From: Consequences of different sample drying temperatures for accuracy of biomass inventories in forest ecosystems

Species

Type of wood

Wood density1

[Mg m−3]

Leaf area2

[mm2]

Volume in Europe3

[106 m3]

Abies alba

Coniferous

0.353

41.25

694.4

Alnus glutinosa

Diffuse porous

0.420

3462.00

622.2

Betula pendula

Diffuse porous

0.513

1181.10

1802.0

Fagus sylvatica

Diffuse porous

0.585

2027.68

2320.6

Larix decidua

Coniferous

0.474

20.13

287.9

Picea abies

Coniferous

0.370

–

6624.6

Pinus sylvestris

Coniferous

0.395

65.94

7430.1

Quercus robur

Ring porous

0.575

2073.53

2289.6

  1. Sources: 1—Wood density database48,51, 2—LEDA traits database52, no data for P. abies leaf area; 3—total volume of tree stand according to the FAO Global Resources Assessment in 201053—data for countries in temperate and boreal climate, for Alnus, Betula, Larix and Quercus aggregated at the genera level.
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