Tree Allometrics

Sonneratia apetala / Foliage biomass

Sonneratia apetala leaf biomass, a x^b of rho * DBH (Table 4)

Foliage biomassSonneratia apetala · LythraceaeMyanmar (Burma)naturalRead from the original paper
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Equation

As printed (Table 4)

Leaf (kg) ρDBH (g cm−3, cm) 15 0.0165 (±0.0110) 2.519 (±0.462) 0.696*

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

Foliage biomass = 0.0165 * (rho * D)^2.519
rho
Wood density (oven-dry mass / green volume), g/cm³
D
Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm

Power-law fit; the paper states coefficients are back-transformed from the log-log OLS fit and prints no correction factor, so none is applied. Site-level model for the Letkhokkon delta mangrove (Ayeyarwady delta region), Myanmar. Wood density rho is per-tree basic density measured on trunk discs (species means: 0.557 g/cm3 Ao, 0.471 g/cm3 Sa).

Source
Sa 15 5.1 20 4.6 13.6
Trees measured · Table 2
The S. apetala had a DBH range of 5.1 cm to 20.0 cm and a H range of 4.6 m to 13.6 m
Smallest DBH · Biomass measurement section
Trees measured
15
DBH range
5.1–20 cm
Height range
4.6–13.6 m
R²
0.696
Method
Power function y = a x^b fitted in SPSS Curve Estimation (OLS on log-transformed variables, then back-transformed)
Where
Letkhokkon delta mangrove, Myanmar
Last checked
2026-11-02
Calculate
0.542
Foliage biomass (kg)
0.255
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
0.934
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12
Fitted DBH range05101520253035510152025303540DBH (cm)Foliage biomass (kg)Foliage biomass

Shaded: the DBH range the model was fitted on. Other inputs held at the values above.

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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
D = 8, rho = 0.50.5420.542Computed from the printed form
computed from the Table 4 coefficients
D = 15, rho = 0.52.642.64Computed from the printed form
computed from the Table 4 coefficients

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