# Euterpe precatoria AGB from stem height (linear)

Aboveground biomass equation for Euterpe precatoria, Peru, from Goodman et al. 2013. 8 trees, DBH 12–19 cm. Listed on Tree Allometrics, a free library of tree allometric equations, each quoted from the source that published it.

## Equation

As printed in Goodman et al. 2013 (Table 3 (RSE in kg for untransformed models)):

> Euterpe AGB Hstem -108.81 13.589 0.973 8 8.37

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-euterpe-precatoria/#equation

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

```
Aboveground biomass = -108.81 + 13.589 * Hstem
```

Inputs: Hstem = Palm stem height, ground to the lowest leaf (m).
The source's own form: -108.81 + 13.589 * Hstem, with Hstem in m; output in kg.
Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-euterpe-precatoria/#canonical

## What it covers

- Output: Aboveground biomass, kg
- Taxon: Euterpe precatoria (species), family Arecaceae; palm
- Where: Terra firme moist forest, forestry concession, Madre de Dios, Peru. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-euterpe-precatoria/#where
- Biomes: tropical
- Stand: natural
- Trees measured: 8. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-euterpe-precatoria/#n_trees
- DBH range: 12–19 cm. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-euterpe-precatoria/#dbh
- R²: 0.973. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-euterpe-precatoria/#r2
- Method: Linear OLS of AGB on Hstem. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-euterpe-precatoria/#method
- Verification: read in the original source
- Last checked: 2026-11-01. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-euterpe-precatoria/#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

Goodman, R. C., Phillips, O. L., del Castillo Torres, D., Freitas, L., Cortese, S. T., Monteagudo, A., & Baker, T. R. (2013). Amazon palm biomass and allometry. Forest Ecology and Management, 310, 994–1004.

- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.09.045
- Access: paywalled
- Copy we read: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/77906/7/Amazon%20Palm%20Biomass_Goodman_with_coversheet.pdf
- Every equation from this source: https://treeallometry.org/sources/goodman-2013/
- Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-euterpe-precatoria/#source

## The facts, in the source's words

**Equation** (Table 3 (RSE in kg for untransformed models)):

> Euterpe AGB Hstem -108.81 13.589 0.973 8 8.37

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-euterpe-precatoria/#equation

**Smallest DBH** (Table 1):

> MdD Euterpe precatoria 8 12-19 10.2-20.4 13.3-22.8

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-euterpe-precatoria/#quote-fit-dbh-min-cm

**Our note:** Linear in stem height (Hstem, m); only valid within the fitted Hstem range 10.2–20.4 m (negative below about 8 m). n = 8.

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hstem = 15 | 95 | 95 | Computed from the printed form: computed from the Table 3 coefficients |

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/goodman-2013-euterpe-precatoria/#checks

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: Goodman, R. C., Phillips, O. L., del Castillo Torres, D., Freitas, L., Cortese, S. T., Monteagudo, A., & Baker, T. R. (2013). Amazon palm biomass and allometry. Forest Ecology and Management, 310, 994–1004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.09.045

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