# Cunliffe et al. 2020: Allometric Relationships for Predicting Aboveground Biomass and Sapwood Area of Oneseed Juniper (Juniperus monosperma) Trees

Cunliffe, A. M., McIntire, C. D., Boschetti, F., Sauer, K. J., Litvak, M., Anderson, K., & Brazier, R. E. (2020). Allometric Relationships for Predicting Aboveground Biomass and Sapwood Area of Oneseed Juniper (Juniperus monosperma) Trees. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 94.

- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00094
- Access: open access
- Copy we read: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.00094/pdf
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## Equations from this source (3)

### Oneseed juniper AGB from equivalent stem diameter (dry field measurement)

Aboveground biomass for Juniperus monosperma, United States. Inputs: Root collar diameter. DBH 3.3–47.2 cm. 15 trees.

As printed (Table 2):

> ESDDry (cm)  Y = a * Xb  0.005 (0.007)  3.038 (0.352)  38.55  15

Page: https://treeallometry.org/equations/cunliffe-2020-esd-dry/

### Oneseed juniper AGB from equivalent stem diameter (wet field measurement)

Aboveground biomass for Juniperus monosperma, United States. Inputs: Root collar diameter. DBH 5.2–48.5 cm. 15 trees.

As printed (Table 2):

> ESDWet (cm)  Y = a * Xb  0.002 (0.004)  3.207 (0.425)  41.86  15

Page: https://treeallometry.org/equations/cunliffe-2020-esd-wet/

### Oneseed juniper AGB from maximum canopy height

Aboveground biomass for Juniperus monosperma, United States. Inputs: Height. 18 trees.

As printed (Table 2):

> HMax (m)  Y = a * Xb  0.773 (0.587)  4.347 (0.520)  37.18  18

Page: https://treeallometry.org/equations/cunliffe-2020-hmax/