# Canadian national equation, white spruce, dbh and height (stem wood plus stem bark; Table 4) Stem biomass equation for Picea glauca, Canada, from Lambert et al. 2005. 832 trees, DBH 1.8–51.9 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-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#equation In this library's units, ready to compute (stem biomass in kg): ``` Stem biomass = 0.0265 * D^1.7952 * H^0.9733 + 0.0124 * D^1.6962 * H^0.6489 ``` Inputs: D = Diameter at breast height (1.3 m) (cm); H = Total tree height (m). The source's own form: 0.0265 * dbh^1.7952 * H^0.9733 + 0.0124 * dbh^1.6962 * H^0.6489, with dbh in cm, H in m; output in kg. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#canonical ## What it covers - Output: Stem biomass, kg - Taxon: Picea glauca (species), family Pinaceae; conifer - Where: Canada: Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon (ENFOR archival data, early 1980s). Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#where - Biomes: boreal, temperate - Stand: not stated - Trees measured: 832. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#n_trees - DBH range: 1.8–51.9 cm. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#dbh - Height range: 1.1–37.5 m. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#height - R²: 0.98. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-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-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#method - Verification: read in the original source - Last checked: 2026-11-03. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-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 - Every equation from this source: https://treeallometry.org/sources/lambert-2005/ - Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#source ## The facts, in the source's words **Equation** (Eq. 3): > y wood = β wood1D βwood2Hβwood3 + ewood Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#equation **Equation** (Eq. 3): > y bark = β bark1D βbark2Hβbark3 + e bark Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#quote-expression **Equation** (Table 4, White spruce): > White spruce bwood1 0.0265 Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#quote-expression-2 **Equation** (Table 4, White spruce): > bwood2 1.7952 Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#quote-expression-3 **Equation** (Table 4, White spruce): > bwood3 0.9733 Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#quote-expression-4 **Equation** (Table 4, White spruce): > bbark1 0.0124 Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#quote-expression-5 **Equation** (Table 4, White spruce): > bbark2 1.6962 Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#quote-expression-6 **Equation** (Table 4, White spruce): > bbark3 0.6489 Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#quote-expression-7 **Trees measured** (Table 2 (No. of trees)): > White spruce 832 16.6±0.3 12.9±0.2 123.6±5.7 Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#quote-fit-n-trees **Smallest DBH** (Table 2, White spruce (ranges of dbh, height, total biomass)): > (1.8;51.9) (1.1;37.5) (0.4;1344.6) Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem/#quote-fit-dbh-min-cm **R²** (Table 5, White spruce (AdjRSq in the dbh- and height-based set, second block)): > Stem 0.0003 0.94 35.2 4.81 0.0004 0.98 18.7 4.19 Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-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, H = 15 | 91.7 | 91.7 | Computed from the printed form: computed from the published form at dbh = 20 cm, H = 15 m | Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-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 spruce, dbh and height (stem wood plus stem bark; Table 4)", checked 2026-11-03, https://treeallometry.org/equations/lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-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-spruce-dbh-h-stem.json Report a problem: email info@restorationscope.com with the equation id (lambert-2005-white-spruce-dbh-h-stem) and where the right value appears.