# Pinus total aboveground biomass

Aboveground biomass equation for Pinus, Mexico, from Vargas-Larreta et al. 2017. Listed on Tree Allometrics, a free library of tree allometric equations, each quoted from the source that published it.

## Equation

As printed in Vargas-Larreta et al. 2017 (Table 2, p. 12):

> Wt = ΣWi

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In this library's units, ready to compute (aboveground biomass in kg):

```
Aboveground biomass = (0.0291 * D^1.74165 * H^1.16614) + (0.02029 * D^1.33299 * H^0.92887) + (0.02508 * D^1.83773 * H^0.54626) + (0.05227 * D^1.28231 * H^0.43275)
```

Inputs: D = Diameter at breast height (1.3 m) (cm); H = Total tree height (m).
The source's own form: (0.0291 * d^1.74165 * h^1.16614) + (0.02029 * d^1.33299 * h^0.92887) + (0.02508 * d^1.83773 * h^0.54626) + (0.05227 * d^1.28231 * h^0.43275), with d in cm, h in m; output in kg.
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## What it covers

- Output: Aboveground biomass, kg
- Taxon: Pinus (genus), family Pinaceae; conifer
- Where: Durango, Sierra Madre Occidental. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/vargas-larreta-2017-all-pines-agb/#where
- Biomes: temperate, montane
- Stand: natural
- R²: 0.93. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/vargas-larreta-2017-all-pines-agb/#r2
- Method: Power-law component equations fitted simultaneously by generalized method of moments (additive system). Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/vargas-larreta-2017-all-pines-agb/#method
- Verification: read in the original source
- Last checked: 2026-11-02. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/vargas-larreta-2017-all-pines-agb/#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

Vargas-Larreta, B., López-Sánchez, C.A., Corral-Rivas, J.J., et al. (2017). Allometric Equations for Estimating Biomass and Carbon Stocks in the Temperate Forests of North-Western Mexico. Forests, 8(8), 269.

- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f8080269
- Access: open access
- Copy we read: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/8/8/269
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## The facts, in the source's words

**Equation** (Table 2, p. 12):

> Wt = ΣWi

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/vargas-larreta-2017-all-pines-agb/#equation

**Equation** (Table 2, p. 12):

> 0.0291d1.74165h1.16614

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**Equation** (Table 2, p. 12):

> 0.02029d1.33299h0.92887

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/vargas-larreta-2017-all-pines-agb/#quote-expression-2

**Equation** (Table 2, p. 12):

> 0.02508d1.83773h0.54626

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/vargas-larreta-2017-all-pines-agb/#quote-expression-3

**Equation** (Table 2, p. 12):

> 0.05227d1.28231h0.43275

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/vargas-larreta-2017-all-pines-agb/#quote-expression-4

**Output** (Section 2.3.1):

> Wt is the total tree AGB (i.e., the sum of all the tree biomass components)

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/vargas-larreta-2017-all-pines-agb/#quote-output

**R²** (Table 2, p. 12):

> R2 0.93 (cross-validation)

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/vargas-larreta-2017-all-pines-agb/#quote-fit-r2

**Our note:** Equation as printed in the Table 2 system for this taxon; d is DBH in cm, h total height in m, output in kg dry mass. R² is the 10-fold cross-validation value. Total AGB is printed as Wt = sum of the four components (stem wood, stem bark, branches, foliage); the expression is that sum of the four printed equations. Group equation for all species of the genus in the study; fit ranges not printed for the group.

## 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 = 12 | 140 | 140 | Computed from the printed form: computed from the Table 2 equations (sum of the four components) |
| D = 35, H = 18 | 549 | 549 | Computed from the printed form: computed from the Table 2 equations (sum of the four components) |

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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: Vargas-Larreta, B., López-Sánchez, C.A., Corral-Rivas, J.J., et al. (2017). Allometric Equations for Estimating Biomass and Carbon Stocks in the Temperate Forests of North-Western Mexico. Forests, 8(8), 269. https://doi.org/10.3390/f8080269

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