# Huy et al. 2016: Allometric Equations for Estimating Tree Aboveground Biomass in Tropical Dipterocarp Forests of Vietnam

Huy, B., Poudel, K. P., Kralicek, K., Hung, N. D., Khoa, P. V., Phuong, V. T., & Temesgen, H. (2016). Allometric Equations for Estimating Tree Aboveground Biomass in Tropical Dipterocarp Forests of Vietnam. Forests, 7(8), 180.

- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f7080180
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## Equations from this source (6)

### Dipterocarp forests Vietnam, mixed-species AGB from D (M1)

Aboveground biomass for Mixed species, dipterocarp forest (26 species), Vietnam. Inputs: DBH. DBH 3.4–48.8 cm. 222 trees.

As printed (Table 4):

> M1 DBH AGB = a × DBHb; a 0.04742, b 2.66663

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### Dipterocarp forests Vietnam, mixed-species AGB from D and H (M2)

Aboveground biomass for Mixed species, dipterocarp forest (26 species), Vietnam. Inputs: DBH + Height. DBH 3.4–48.8 cm. 222 trees.

As printed (Table 4):

> M2 DBH, H AGB = a × DBHb × Hc; a 0.03844, b 2.40756, c 0.40408

Page: https://treeallometry.org/equations/huy-2016-m2-d-h/

### Dipterocarp forests Vietnam, mixed-species AGB from D and wood density (M3)

Aboveground biomass for Mixed species, dipterocarp forest (26 species), Vietnam. Inputs: DBH + Wood density. DBH 3.4–48.8 cm. 222 trees.

As printed (Table 4):

> M3 DBH, WD AGB = a × DBHb × WDc; a 0.07126, b 2.60940, c 0.59275

Page: https://treeallometry.org/equations/huy-2016-m3-d-rho/

### Dipterocarp forests Vietnam, mixed-species AGB from D, H and wood density (M4, Eq. 17)

Aboveground biomass for Mixed species, dipterocarp forest (26 species), Vietnam. Inputs: DBH + Height + Wood density. DBH 3.4–48.8 cm. 222 trees.

As printed (Eq. 17, p. 9):

> AGB = 0.06203 × DBH2.26430 × H0.51415 × WD0.79456

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### Dipterocarpus genus, Vietnam, AGB from D (D1, Eq. 18)

Aboveground biomass for Dipterocarpus, Vietnam. Inputs: DBH. DBH 4.9–48.8 cm. 94 trees.

As printed (Eq. 18, p. 11):

> Dipterocarpus : AGB = 0.03713 × DBH2.73813

Page: https://treeallometry.org/equations/huy-2016-dipterocarpus-d/

### Shorea genus, Vietnam, AGB from D (S1, Eq. 19)

Aboveground biomass for Shorea, Vietnam. Inputs: DBH. DBH 5.6–23 cm. 36 trees.

As printed (Eq. 19, p. 11):

> Shorea: AGB = 0.07483 × DBH2.54496

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