Tree Allometrics

Pinus lumholtzii / Aboveground biomass

Pinus lumholtzii total aboveground biomass

Aboveground biomassPinus lumholtzii · PinaceaeMexiconaturalRead from the original paper
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Equation

As printed (Table 2, p. 12)

Wt = ΣWi

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

Aboveground biomass = (0.078527 * D^2.5043) + (0.022809 * D^1.93859) + (0.03461 * D^2.1666) + (0.011642 * D^2.16799)
D
Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm

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.

Source
0.078527d2.5043
Equation · Table 2, p. 12
0.022809d1.93859
Equation · Table 2, p. 12
0.03461d2.1666
Equation · Table 2, p. 12
0.011642d2.16799
Equation · Table 2, p. 12
Wt is the total tree AGB (i.e., the sum of all the tree biomass components)
Output · Section 2.3.1
R2 0.90 (cross-validation)
R² · Table 2, p. 12
(35)
Trees measured · Table 1
Trees measured
35
DBH range
5–42 cm
Height range
3.6–24.9 m
R²
0.9
Method
Power-law component equations fitted simultaneously by generalized method of moments (additive system)
Where
Durango, Sierra Madre Occidental
Last checked
2026-11-02
Calculate
180
Aboveground biomass (kg)
84.8
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
311
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12
Fitted DBH range02004006008001,000510152025303540DBH (cm)Aboveground biomass (kg)Aboveground biomass

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

Checks this equation passes

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 = 20180180Computed from the printed form
computed from the Table 2 equations (sum of the four components)
D = 35703703Computed from the printed form
computed from the Table 2 equations (sum of the four components)

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