# Canadian national equation, balsam poplar, dbh and height (stem wood plus stem bark; Table 4)

Stem biomass equation for Populus balsamifera, Canada, from Lambert et al. 2005. 207 trees, DBH 2–53.2 cm. Listed on Tree Allometrics, a free library of tree allometric equations, each quoted from the source that published it.

## Equation

As printed in Lambert et al. 2005 (Eq. 3):

> y wood = β wood1D βwood2Hβwood3 + ewood

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-balsam-poplar-dbh-h-stem/#equation

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

```
Stem biomass = 0.0117 * D^1.7757 * H^1.2555 + 0.018 * D^1.8131 * H^0.5144
```

Inputs: D = Diameter at breast height (1.3 m) (cm); H = Total tree height (m).
The source's own form: 0.0117 * dbh^1.7757 * H^1.2555 + 0.018 * dbh^1.8131 * H^0.5144, with dbh in cm, H in m; output in kg.
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## What it covers

- Output: Stem biomass, kg
- Taxon: Populus balsamifera (species), family Salicaceae; broadleaf
- Where: Canada: Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Saskatchewan (ENFOR archival data, early 1980s). Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-balsam-poplar-dbh-h-stem/#where
- Biomes: boreal, temperate
- Stand: not stated
- Trees measured: 207. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-balsam-poplar-dbh-h-stem/#n_trees
- DBH range: 2–53.2 cm. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-balsam-poplar-dbh-h-stem/#dbh
- Height range: 3.3–27 m. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-balsam-poplar-dbh-h-stem/#height
- R²: 0.95. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-balsam-poplar-dbh-h-stem/#r2
- Method: Nonlinear seemingly unrelated regression with weight functions; additivity constrained so compartments sum to total. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-balsam-poplar-dbh-h-stem/#method
- Verification: read in the original source
- Last checked: 2026-11-03. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-balsam-poplar-dbh-h-stem/#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

Lambert, M.-C., Ung, C.-H., Raulier, F. (2005). Canadian national tree aboveground biomass equations. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 35(8), 1996–2018.

- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/x05-112
- Access: paywalled
- Copy we read: https://www.esf.edu/quest/documents/Lambertetal.2005.Canadatreebiomass.pdf
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## The facts, in the source's words

**Equation** (Eq. 3):

> y wood = β wood1D βwood2Hβwood3 + ewood

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-balsam-poplar-dbh-h-stem/#equation

**Equation** (Eq. 3):

> y bark = β bark1D βbark2Hβbark3 + e bark

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-balsam-poplar-dbh-h-stem/#quote-expression

**Equation** (Table 4, Balsam poplar):

> Balsam poplar bwood1 0.0117

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**Equation** (Table 4, Balsam poplar):

> bwood2 1.7757

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**Equation** (Table 4, Balsam poplar):

> bwood3 1.2555

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**Equation** (Table 4, Balsam poplar):

> bbark1 0.0180

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**Equation** (Table 4, Balsam poplar):

> bbark2 1.8131

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**Equation** (Table 4, Balsam poplar):

> bbark3 0.5144

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**Trees measured** (Table 2 (No. of trees)):

> Balsam poplar           207     21.5±0.8     16.3±0.4      199.6±16.1

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**Smallest DBH** (Table 2, Balsam poplar (ranges of dbh, height, total biomass)):

> (2.0;53.2)   (3.3;27.0)     (0.5;1516.3)

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**R²** (Table 5, Balsam poplar (AdjRSq in the dbh- and height-based set, second block)):

> Stem 0.0054 0.92 54.6 3.90 0.0149 0.95 43.4 3.39

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**Our note:** Stem from ground level to tree top, stem wood plus stem bark; the stem is the sum of the two compartment equations. r2 is the adjusted R² (AdjRSq) of this compartment in Table 5. Fitted on the original scale (weighted nonlinear seemingly unrelated regression), so there is no back-transform correction. Dead branches, cones and fruits are not part of aboveground biomass in this work (Materials). Stand type was not always recorded. Ung, Bernier & Guo (2008) later revised parameters for some species with British Columbia data; not used here.

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| D = 20, H = 15 | 88.2 | 88.2 | Computed from the printed form: computed from the published form at dbh = 20 cm, H = 15 m |

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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: Lambert, M.-C., Ung, C.-H., Raulier, F. (2005). Canadian national tree aboveground biomass equations. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 35(8), 1996–2018. https://doi.org/10.1139/x05-112

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