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Segura & Kanninen 2005

Allometric Models for Tree Volume and Total Aboveground Biomass in a Tropical Humid Forest in Costa Rica

Segura, M., & Kanninen, M. (2005). Allometric Models for Tree Volume and Total Aboveground Biomass in a Tropical Humid Forest in Costa Rica. Biotropica, 37(1), 2–8.

doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2005.02027.xOpen accesscopy we read

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5 equations from this source

Stem volume from DBH (Eq. 5)
Stem volume · Seven dominant canopy species (Carapa guianensis, Inga coruscans, Laetia procera, Pentaclethra macroloba, Stryphnodendron microstachyum, Tapirira guianensis, Vochysia ferruginea) · Costa Rica · DBH · DBH 60–105 cm · 19 trees
ln V stem = c + a ln DBH; c −8.70 ± 1.77; a 2.41 ± 0.40
As printed (Table 4, Eq. 5)
Total AGB from DBH and total height (Eq. 15)
Aboveground biomass · Seven dominant canopy species (Carapa guianensis, Inga coruscans, Laetia procera, Pentaclethra macroloba, Stryphnodendron microstachyum, Tapirira guianensis, Vochysia ferruginea) · Costa Rica · DBH + Height · DBH 60–105 cm · 19 trees
ln B tot = c + a ln DBH + b (ln DBH) H; c −6.93 ± 0.91; a 1.86 ± 0.21; b 0.0045 ± 0.00095
As printed (Table 5, Eq. 15)
Total AGB from DBH squared, log form (Eq. 11)
Aboveground biomass · Seven dominant canopy species (Carapa guianensis, Inga coruscans, Laetia procera, Pentaclethra macroloba, Stryphnodendron microstachyum, Tapirira guianensis, Vochysia ferruginea) · Costa Rica · DBH · DBH 60–105 cm · 19 trees
ln B tot = c + a DBH2; c 0.76 ± 0.16; a 0.00015 ± 0.000023
As printed (Table 5, Eq. 11)
Total AGB from DBH, power law (Eq. 12)
Aboveground biomass · Seven dominant canopy species (Carapa guianensis, Inga coruscans, Laetia procera, Pentaclethra macroloba, Stryphnodendron microstachyum, Tapirira guianensis, Vochysia ferruginea) · Costa Rica · DBH · DBH 60–105 cm · 19 trees
ln B tot = c + a ln DBH; c −7.27 ± 1.37; a 2.07 ± 0.31
As printed (Table 5, Eq. 12)
Total tree volume from DBH (Eq. 8)
Total volume · Seven dominant canopy species (Carapa guianensis, Inga coruscans, Laetia procera, Pentaclethra macroloba, Stryphnodendron microstachyum, Tapirira guianensis, Vochysia ferruginea) · Costa Rica · DBH · DBH 60–105 cm · 19 trees
ln V tot = c + a ln DBH; c −7.15 ± 1.07; a 2.15 ± 0.24
As printed (Table 4, Eq. 8)