# Canadian national equation, white birch, dbh only (stem wood plus stem bark; Table 3) Stem biomass equation for Betula papyrifera, Canada, from Lambert et al. 2005. 606 trees, DBH 1.5–43.6 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. 2): > y wood = β wood1D βwood2 + ewood Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#equation In this library's units, ready to compute (stem biomass in kg): ``` Stem biomass = 0.0593 * D^2.5026 + 0.0135 * D^2.4053 ``` Inputs: D = Diameter at breast height (1.3 m) (cm). The source's own form: 0.0593 * dbh^2.5026 + 0.0135 * dbh^2.4053, with dbh in cm; output in kg. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#canonical ## What it covers - Output: Stem biomass, kg - Taxon: Betula papyrifera (species), family Betulaceae; broadleaf - Where: Canada: Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan (ENFOR archival data, early 1980s). Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#where - Biomes: boreal, temperate - Stand: not stated - Trees measured: 606. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#n_trees - DBH range: 1.5–43.6 cm. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#dbh - R²: 0.94. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#r2 - Method: Nonlinear seemingly unrelated regression with weight functions; additivity constrained so compartments sum to total. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#method - Verification: read in the original source - Last checked: 2026-11-03. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-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 - Every equation from this source: https://treeallometry.org/sources/lambert-2005/ - Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#source ## The facts, in the source's words **Equation** (Eq. 2): > y wood = β wood1D βwood2 + ewood Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#equation **Equation** (Eq. 2): > y bark = β bark1D βbark2 + e bark Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#quote-expression **Equation** (Table 3, White birch): > White birch bwood1 0.0593 Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#quote-expression-2 **Equation** (Table 3, White birch): > bwood2 2.5026 Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#quote-expression-3 **Equation** (Table 3, White birch): > bbark1 0.0135 Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#quote-expression-4 **Equation** (Table 3, White birch): > bbark2 2.4053 Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#quote-expression-5 **Trees measured** (Table 2 (No. of trees)): > White birch 606 16.4±0.4 13.3±0.2 152.0±7.1 Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#quote-fit-n-trees **Smallest DBH** (Table 2, White birch (ranges of dbh, height, total biomass)): > (1.5;43.6) (2.6;23.9) (0.4;1020.8) Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#quote-fit-dbh-min-cm **R²** (Table 5, White birch (AdjRSq in the dbh-based set, first block)): > Stem 0.0113 0.94 32.2 3.62 0.0009 0.97 23.9 4.27 Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#quote-fit-r2 **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 | 125 | 125 | Computed from the printed form: computed from the published form at dbh = 20 cm | Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/#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: 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 Cite this page for the record and checks: Tree Allometrics (Restoration Scope), "Canadian national equation, white birch, dbh only (stem wood plus stem bark; Table 3)", checked 2026-11-03, https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem/. Data CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Quotes are the authors' words. Data for this equation: https://treeallometry.org/data/equations/lambert-2005-white-birch-stem.json Report a problem: email info@restorationscope.com with the equation id (lambert-2005-white-birch-stem) and where the right value appears.