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Mixed mangrove leaf biomass, power model (D)

Foliage biomassSeven mangrove species (Bruguiera cylindrica, B. parviflora, B. sexangula, Ceriops tagal, Rhizophora apiculata, R. mucronata, Xylocarpus granatum)MalaysianaturalRead from the original paper

Fitted on these 7 species: Bruguiera cylindrica, Bruguiera parviflora, Bruguiera sexangula, Ceriops tagal, Rhizophora apiculata, Rhizophora mucronata, Xylocarpus granatum

4 of the 7 species it was fitted on · iNaturalist photos, hover for credit
Equation

As printed (Table 2)

(c) M of leaves 0.0347D1.9762 0.5834

In this library's units, ready to compute (kg)

Foliage biomass = 0.0347 * D^1.9762
D
Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm

Table 2, equation 1. Output in kg dry mass (aboveground biomass in kg per Section 2.4). D was measured at about 1.37 m above ground, above the highest stilt root for Rhizophora (Section 2.2).

Source
Destructive sampling was conducted using the selective random sampling method on 15 standing trees.
Trees measured · Abstract
in the range of DBH from 9.0 cm to 33.0 cm
Smallest DBH · Section 3.1
0.5834
R² · Table 2
Trees measured
15
DBH range
9–33 cm
R²
0.5834
Method
power function (intrinsically linear), SPSS general linear model
Where
Sungai Pulai Forest Reserve, Johor
Last checked
2026-11-02
Calculate
3.28
Foliage biomass (kg)
1.54
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
5.66
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12
Fitted DBH range0102030405060510152025303540DBH (cm)Foliage biomass (kg)Foliage biomass

Shaded: the DBH range the model was fitted on. Other inputs held at the values above.

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On every build, the library's form and the paper's own form (in its units) must both give these values within 1%.

InputsExpectedWe getFrom
D = 103.293.28Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)
D = 2012.912.9Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)
D = 3028.828.8Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)

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