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Table 2 Wood density (g/cm3) of woody debris found in the literature for Tropical Forests and Cerrado ecosystems

From: Wood density and carbon concentration of coarse woody debris in native forests, Brazil

   

Density (g/cm3)

  

Reference

Forest type

Country

Decay class 1

Decay class 2

Decay class 3

Decay class 4

Decay class 5

Criteria

Sample size

This study

Seasonal semi-deciduous forest

Brazil

0.54

0.48

0.46

0.30

0.17

≥10 cm

506

Chao et al. (2017)

Tropical lowland windswept forest

Taiwan

0.41

0.36

0.33

0.31

0.24

≥1 cm

378

Chao et al. (2017)

Tropical lowland rainforest

Taiwan

0.37

0.32

0.27

0.22

0.20

≥1 cm

357

Iwashita et al. (2013)

Tropical montane wet forest

Hawaii

0.69

0.39

 

0.16

0.07

≥2 cm

63

Lucca (2011)

Ombrophilous dense forest

Brazil

0.43

 

0.28

 

0.17

≥10 cm

-

Veiga (2010)

Ombrophilous dense forest

Brazil

0.40

0.30

0.22

0.19

0.14

≥10 cm

-

Chao et al. (2008)

Amazon forest

Peru

-

0.53

0.41

0.28

0.21

≥10 cm

251

Chao et al. (2008)

Amazon forest

Peru

0.55

 

0.41

 

0.23

≥10 cm

251

Wilcke et al. (2005)

Tropical lower montane forest

Ecuador

0.38

   

0.22

≥10 cm

94

Keller et al. (2004)

Amazon forest

Brazil

0.60

0.70

0.58

0.45

0.28

≥10 cm

283

Clark et al. (2002)

Tropical wet forest

Costa Rica

0.50

 

0.24

 

0.20

≥10 cm

21

This study

Cerrado sensu-stricto

Brazil

0.59

0.45

0.46

0.32

0.26

≥10 cm

182

Lucca (2011)

Cerrado sensu-stricto

Brazil

0.62

 

0.44

 

0.36

≥10 cm

-