{"id":"cienciala-2008-agb-l1","source":{"id":"cienciala-2008","citation":"Cienciala, E., Apltauer, J., Exnerová, Z., and Tatarinov, F. (2008). Biomass functions applicable to oak trees grown in Central-European forestry. Journal of Forest Science, 54(3), 109–120.","title":"Biomass functions applicable to oak trees grown in Central-European forestry","authors":["Cienciala, E.","Apltauer, J.","Exnerová, Z.","Tatarinov, F."],"year":2008,"type":"journal-article","venue":"Journal of Forest Science","doi":"10.17221/2906-jfs","url":"https://doi.org/10.17221/2906-jfs","read_url":"https://www.agriculturejournals.cz/publicFiles/01003.pdf","access":"open","license":"CC BY-NC 4.0","checked_at":"2026-11-05","status":"current"},"name":"Oak aboveground biomass without foliage or dead branches, Level 1","output":{"quantity":"agb","excludes":["foliage"]},"expression":"0.974 * exp(-2.380 + 2.549 * ln(D))","published":{"expression":"0.974 * exp(-2.380 + 2.549 * ln(D))","units":{"D":"cm"},"output_unit":"kg"},"taxon":{"level":"genus","name":"Quercus (Q. robur and Q. petraea)","group":"broadleaf","members":["Quercus robur","Quercus petraea"],"members_complete":true},"region":{"scope":"national","countries":["CZ"],"place":"Six sites in the Czech Republic","biomes":["temperate"]},"fit":{"n_trees":51,"dbh_min_cm":6,"dbh_max_cm":59,"cf":0.974,"method":"Linearized regression"},"evidence":[{"field":"expression","quote":"Biomass component = λ × exp(p₀ + p₁ × lnD); p₀ = −2.380, p₁ = 2.549, λ = 0.974","locator":"Table 3, model below table and Aboveground biomass, Level 1 row, p. 115"},{"field":"expression","quote":"–2.380      2.549","locator":"Table 3, aboveground biomass, Level 1, p. 115"},{"field":"expression","quote":"Biomass component = λ × exp(p0 + p1 × lnD","locator":"Table 3 formula, p. 115"},{"field":"expression","quote":"correction factor (λ)","locator":"Table 3 caption, p. 115"},{"field":"output","quote":"sum of stem-wood over bark and living branches.","locator":"Methods, p. 111"},{"field":"output.excludes","quote":"no leaf biomass","locator":"Methods, p. 111"},{"field":"published.units","quote":"D (cm)","locator":"Fig. 2, p. 111"},{"field":"published.units","quote":"AB (kg/tree)","locator":"Fig. 4, p. 114"},{"field":"taxon.members","quote":"Quercus robur; Quercus petraea","locator":"Keywords, p. 109"},{"field":"region","quote":"different regions of the Czech Republic","locator":"Abstract, p. 109"},{"field":"region","quote":"temperate region","locator":"Keywords, p. 109"},{"field":"fit.n_trees","quote":"51 grown trees sampled from 6 sites","locator":"Abstract, p. 109"},{"field":"fit.dbh_min_cm","quote":"breast height diameter (D) ranging from 6 to 59 cm","locator":"Abstract, p. 109"},{"field":"fit.dbh_max_cm","quote":"breast height diameter (D) ranging from 6 to 59 cm","locator":"Abstract, p. 109"},{"field":"fit.cf","quote":"0.991      0.122       0.974        9.7","locator":"Table 3, aboveground biomass, Level 1, p. 115"},{"field":"fit.method","quote":"linearized model (Eq. 3)","locator":"Methods, p. 112"}],"check":[{"inputs":{"D":30},"expected":524.952693,"origin":"computed","note":"Computed from the printed coefficients and correction factor."}],"verification":"original_read","checked_at":"2026-11-05","notes":"The printed correction factor multiplies the back-transformed prediction. Aboveground biomass comprises stem over bark and living branches; it excludes foliage and dead branches. The authors recommend a single aboveground equation over summing component predictions. The paper reports adjusted R², which is not stored as unadjusted R²."}