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Terminalia laxiflora / Aboveground biomass, without leaves

Terminalia laxiflora aboveground biomass, M1

Aboveground biomass, without leavesTerminalia laxifloraEthiopiaRead from the original paperPeer-reviewed sourceNot fully checked

Not fully checked: Foliage coverage is inconsistent: §2.3 (p. 54) sums stump, stem and branches, whereas §2.5 says leaves were determined when measuring total aboveground biomass. This record follows the explicit dry-mass sum and excludes foliage; confirm foliage coverage before treating the prediction as complete aboveground biomass or adding a separate foliage estimate.

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As printed (Methods §2.6, p. 54 (PDF p. 4))

ln(B) = ln(β0) + β1ln(DBH) + Ɛ M1

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

Aboveground biomass, without leaves = exp(-2.786 + 2.670 * ln(D)) * 1.012
D
Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm

The table coefficient is back-transformed and multiplied once by the printed correction factor. DBH is measured at 1.3 m. Table 1 describes R² as adjusted. The authors selected M1 for this species. The paper does not describe a held-out validation subset.

Source
-2.786(0.313)*** 2.670(0.105)***
Equation · Table 1, Terminalia laxiflora row, p. 56 (PDF p. 6)
unit values and multiplied by the correction factor.
Equation · Methods §2.7, p. 55 (PDF p. 5)
total dry weight of a tree was obtained by summing the dry
Output · Methods §2.3, p. 54 (PDF p. 4)
The total dry weight of a tree was obtained by summing the dry weight of the stump, stem, and branches.
output.excludes · Methods §2.3, p. 54 (PDF p. 4)
Branches and twigs and leaves were determined
Output · Methods §2.5, p. 54 (PDF p. 4)
diameter at breast height (cm)
Units · Methods §2.6, p. 54 (PDF p. 4)
TAGB is the total aboveground biomass (kg)
Units · Methods §2.5, p. 54 (PDF p. 4)
AGB M1 11 -2.786
Trees measured · Table 1, Terminalia laxiflora row, p. 56 (PDF p. 6)
0.985 1.012 11.63
R² · Table 1, Terminalia laxiflora row, p. 56 (PDF p. 6)
0.985 1.012 11.63
Correction factor · Table 1, Terminalia laxiflora row, p. 56 (PDF p. 6)
to a natural logarithm to use the linear regression method
method · Methods §2.6, p. 54 (PDF p. 4)
Terminalia laxiflora
Taxon · Abstract, p. 51 (PDF p. 1)
For this study, the Homosha district was selected purpos-
Where · Methods §2.2, p. 53 (PDF p. 3)
Trees measured
11
R²
0.985
Correction factor
1.012 (applied)
Method
log-linear regression
Where
Homosha district, Asosa Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz, western Ethiopia
Last checked
2026-11-05
Calculate
186
Aboveground biomass, without leaves (kg)
87.3
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
320
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 = 20186186Computed from the printed form
Calculated from the transcribed corrected form; the species-specific fitted diameter range is not reported.

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