# Beech saplings on dry sites, total aboveground dry biomass from root-collar diameter (Table 2)

Aboveground biomass equation for Fagus sylvatica, Germany, Switzerland, from Chakraborty et al. 2016. 20 trees. Listed on Tree Allometrics, a free library of tree allometric equations, each quoted from the source that published it.

## Equation

As printed in Chakraborty et al. 2016 (Table 2, AB Dry row):

> AB Dry a 0.04 b 2.408 Adj-R² 0.83 N 20

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In this library's units, ready to compute (aboveground biomass in kg):

```
Aboveground biomass = 0.04 * DRC^2.408
```

Inputs: DRC = Root collar / stem base diameter (cm).
The source's own form: 0.04 * DRC^2.408, with DRC in cm; output in kg.
Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chakraborty-2016-drc-agb/#canonical

## What it covers

- Output: Aboveground biomass, kg
- Taxon: Fagus sylvatica (species), family Fagaceae; broadleaf
- Where: Five abandoned oak-coppice stands on dry south-facing sites, southern Germany and northern Switzerland. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chakraborty-2016-drc-agb/#where
- Biomes: temperate
- Stand: natural
- Trees measured: 20. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chakraborty-2016-drc-agb/#n_trees
- Method: power function regression, biomass = a * diameter^b (dry mass). Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chakraborty-2016-drc-agb/#method
- Verification: read in the original source
- Last checked: 2026-11-02. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chakraborty-2016-drc-agb/#checked_at

A missing fit statistic is one the source doesn't state, or that we haven't recorded; it is never estimated. Outside the stated DBH range or region, the equation is an extrapolation.

## Source

Chakraborty, T., Saha, S., & Reif, A. (2016). Biomass equations for European beech growing on dry sites. iForest, 9(5), 751-757.

- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor1881-009
- Access: open access
- Copy we read: https://iforest.sisef.org/pdf/?id=ifor1881-009
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## The facts, in the source's words

**Equation** (Table 2, AB Dry row):

> AB Dry a 0.04 b 2.408 Adj-R² 0.83 N 20

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/chakraborty-2016-drc-agb/#equation

**Trees measured** (Table 2, AB Dry row):

> N 20

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**Our note:** Dry biomass in kg. Adjusted R2 as printed: 0.83. Saplings only; DRC measured at 5 cm above ground, sapling DRC range 1.1-4.1 cm. Includes leaves.. Fitted on dry-site beech; the paper also gives fresh-biomass and log-transformed variants (not added).

## Checks this equation passes

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

| Inputs | Expected | We get | From |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DRC = 1.5 | 0.106 | 0.106 | Computed from the printed form: computed from the published coefficients |
| DRC = 2.5 | 0.363 | 0.363 | Computed from the printed form: computed from the published coefficients |
| DRC = 3.5 | 0.817 | 0.817 | Computed from the printed form: computed from the published coefficients |

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The calculator on the page shows carbon as biomass × 0.47 (IPCC 2006 Guidelines, Vol. 4, Ch. 4, Table 4.3) and CO₂e as carbon × 44/12.

## How to cite

Cite the source for the equation: Chakraborty, T., Saha, S., & Reif, A. (2016). Biomass equations for European beech growing on dry sites. iForest, 9(5), 751-757. https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor1881-009

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