# Pinus branch biomass (wood and bark)

Branch 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):

> 0.02508d1.83773h0.54626

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

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

```
Branch biomass = 0.02508 * D^1.83773 * H^0.54626
```

Inputs: D = Diameter at breast height (1.3 m) (cm); H = Total tree height (m).
The source's own form: 0.02508 * d^1.83773 * h^0.54626, with d in cm, h in m; output in kg.
Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/vargas-larreta-2017-all-pines-branch/#canonical

## What it covers

- Output: Branch biomass, kg
- Taxon: Pinus (genus), family Pinaceae; conifer
- Where: Durango, Sierra Madre Occidental. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/vargas-larreta-2017-all-pines-branch/#where
- Biomes: temperate, montane
- Stand: natural
- R²: 0.61. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/vargas-larreta-2017-all-pines-branch/#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-branch/#method
- Verification: read in the original source
- Last checked: 2026-11-02. Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/vargas-larreta-2017-all-pines-branch/#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
- Every equation from this source: https://treeallometry.org/sources/vargas-larreta-2017/
- Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/vargas-larreta-2017-all-pines-branch/#source

## The facts, in the source's words

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

> 0.02508d1.83773h0.54626

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

**Output** (Section 2.2):

> branches (including both wood and bark)

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

**R²** (Table 2, p. 12):

> R2 0.61 (cross-validation)

Cite: https://treeallometry.org/equations/vargas-larreta-2017-all-pines-branch/#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. 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 | 24 | 24 | Computed from the printed form: computed from the Table 2 equation |
| D = 35, H = 18 | 83.7 | 83.7 | Computed from the printed form: computed from the Table 2 equation |

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