Biomass Resources Distribution in the Terrestrial Ecosystem of China.pdfVIP

Sustainability 2015, 7, 8548-8564; doi:10.3390/su座机电话号码 OPEN ACCESS sustainability ISSN 2071-1050 /journal/sustainability Article Biomass Resources Distribution in the Terrestrial Ecosystem of China Na Li 1,2, Gaodi Xie 1,*, Changshun Zhang 1, Yu Xiao 1, Biao Zhang 1, Wenhui Chen 1,2, Yanzhi Sun 1,2 and Shuo Wang 1,2 1 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; E-Mails: lin.12b@ N.L. ; zhangcs@ C.Z. ; xiaoy@ Y.X. ; zhangbiao@ B.Z. ; cwhscience@ W.C. ; sunyz.12s@ Y.S. ; wangs.12s@ S.W. 2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: xiegd@; Tel.: +86-10-座机电话号码; Fax: +86-10-座机电话号码. Academic Editor: Vincenzo Torretta Received: 20 April 2015 / Accepted: 15 June 2015 / Published: 1 July 2015 Abstract : In this study, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MODIS data and the multiple linear regression model were used to estimate distribution of biomass resources in 2010. The establishment of models, developed using different vegetation biomass sample data, normalized difference vegetation index NDVI , leaf area index LAI , meteorological data, coordinates, terrain data, and statistical data. Results based on a cross-validation approach show that the model can explain 95.6% of the variance in biomass, with a relative estimation ?2 ?2 error of 67 g·m for a range of biomass between 0–73,875 g·m . Spatial statistic results were consistent with the practical condition in most cases. The above- and below-ground biomass ABGB of China was estimated to be 31.1 Pg 1 Pg 1015 g in 2010. The forest ecosystem has the largest total biomass, which represents about 70% of the whole terrestrial ecosystem. The desert ecosystem has minimum biomass value. The Belowground Endowment BRE varied differently in spatial distribution, with the high values occurring in the southeast and northeast. The low va