Tree Allometrics

Tectona grandis / Aboveground biomass

Teak aboveground biomass, fertilized stands and unfertilized clonal stands (DBAP)

Aboveground biomassTectona grandisBrazilplantationRead from the original paperPeer-reviewed source
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Equation

As printed (Table 2, model in caption; DBAP row, Fertilized and clonal not fertilized columns β₀ and β₁, p. 5)

LnY = β₀ + β₁ Lndbh + ε; β₀ = −2.8787, β₁ = 2.4567

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

Aboveground biomass = exp(-2.8787 + 2.4567 * ln(D))
D
Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm

DBH is measured at 1.3 m. The log-linear model is back-transformed using Table 2's printed coefficients; the paper gives no correction factor, so none is applied. The authors instead recommend the all-stands fit because it is more robust.

Source
-2.8787 2.4567 0.9978
Equation · Table 2, DBAP, Fertilized and clonal not fertilized, p. 5
ln Y = β0 + β1 ln DBH + ε (m1)
Equation · Materials and methods, p. 4
Estimates of the dry biomass of aerial part – DBAP (a), stem – DBS (b), wood – DBW (c)
Output · Figure 2 caption, p. 7
DBH (cm)
Units · Figure 2 horizontal axis, p. 7
DBAP (kg/tree)
Units · Figure 2 vertical axis, p. 7
2) trees from fertilized stands and unfertilized clonal stands (15 trees, 12 clonal and 3 seminal);
Trees measured · Materials and methods, data sets, p. 4
-2.8787 2.4567 0.9978
R² · Table 2, DBAP, Fertilized and clonal not fertilized, p. 5
The allometric model used was ln Y = β0 + β1 ln DBH + ε (m1)
method · Materials and methods, p. 4
young Tectona grandis stand
Taxon · Title, p. 1
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Where · Study area, p. 2
teak plantations
stand · Abstract, p. 1
Trees measured
15
R²
0.9978
Method
log-linear regression
Where
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Last checked
2026-11-05
Calculate
43.6
Aboveground biomass (kg)
20.5
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
75.1
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12

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 = 1543.643.6Computed from the printed form
Calculated from the Table 2 log-linear form at DBH 15 cm.

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