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Mixed mangrove stem biomass, power model (D^2 H)

Stem 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)

(a) M of stem 0.0355D2H0.9778 0.9579

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

Stem biomass = 0.0355 * (D^2 * H)^0.9778
D
Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm
H
Total tree height, m

Equation form a(D^2 H)^b read from Table 2 (printed 'D2H' with exponent; the paper's equation images were not in the text copy read). Output in kg dry mass. D was measured at about 1.37 m above ground, above the highest stilt root for Rhizophora (Section 2.2). H in the paper is "stem height" (Table 2 note; Section 2.3), not total tree height; it is mapped to canonical H here. The paper's best model, Eq. 3 with wood density (0.00475 ρ^0.6309 D^2.28787, R2 0.9697), is not added.

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
0.9579
R² · Table 2
Trees measured
15
DBH range
9–33 cm
R²
0.9579
Method
power function (intrinsically linear), SPSS general linear model
Where
Sungai Pulai Forest Reserve, Johor
Last checked
2026-11-02
Calculate
Height from
36.4
Stem biomass (kg)
17.1
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
62.7
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12
Fitted DBH range0100200300400500600510152025303540DBH (cm)Stem biomass (kg)Stem 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 = 10, H = 1236.436.4Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)
D = 20, H = 19.5227227Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)
D = 30, H = 22564564Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)

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