Functions to calculate attributes of the herbaceous component of a forest object

herb_foliarBiomass(x, SpParams)

herb_fuelLoading(x, SpParams)

herb_LAI(x, SpParams)

Arguments

x

An object of class forest.

SpParams

A data frame with species parameters (see SpParamsMED).

Value

A single scalar:

  • herb_foliarBiomass: Herbaceous biomass of leaves (in kg/m2).

  • herb_fuelLoading: Herbaceous fine fuel loading (in kg/m2).

  • herb_LAI: Herbaceous leaf area index (m2/m2).

Author

Miquel De Cáceres Ainsa, CREAF