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Sambucus racemosa / Aboveground biomass

Sambucus racemosa, aboveground dry mass vs base diameter (Model 1)

Aboveground biomassSambucus racemosa · SambucaceaeRussianaturalRead from the original paper
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Equation

As printed (Eq. (1)/(2) and Table 2 (p. 10-11))

lnPag = a0 + a1lnD0; Sambucus racemosa: a0 = -2,559, a1 = 4,186, BaskCF = 1,62

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

Aboveground biomass = 1.62 * exp(-2.559 + 4.186 * ln(DRC))
DRC
Root collar / stem base diameter, cm

Understory plant (small tree/shrub) under Scots pine. Output in kg: the text states kg for P; Table 1 headings say g, but the kg reading matches the ranges in Table 1 (e.g. Sambucus Pag max 943 g = 0.943 kg). Predictor is base diameter D0 (root collar), mapped to canonical DRC. n=7 (<10): authors treat as preliminary. Best-supported species in the paper (Q2CV 0.53-0.86).

Source
Sambucus racemosa n = 7
Trees measured · Table 1, p. 9
Trees measured
7
R²
0.903
Correction factor
1.62 (applied)
Method
log-log regression (OLS on natural logs), Baskerville correction factor
Where
Prigorodnoye Forestry, Levoberezhnoe District Forestry, Voronezh Oblast (pine stands, forest-steppe)
Last checked
2026-11-01
Calculate
0.00689
Aboveground biomass (kg)
0.00324
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
0.0119
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12
Checks this equation passes

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
DRC = 0.50.006890.00689Computed from the printed form
hand-computed from the published form (Table 2 coefficients, Baskerville factor BaskCF applied)
DRC = 10.1250.125Computed from the printed form
hand-computed from the published form (Table 2 coefficients, Baskerville factor BaskCF applied)
DRC = 1.50.6840.684Computed from the printed form
hand-computed from the published form (Table 2 coefficients, Baskerville factor BaskCF applied)

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