# Zianis & Mencuccini 2003: Aboveground biomass relationships for beech (Fagus moesiaca Cz.) trees in Vermio Mountain, Northern Greece, and generalised equations for Fagus sp.

Zianis, D., & Mencuccini, M. (2003). Aboveground biomass relationships for beech (Fagus moesiaca Cz.) trees in Vermio Mountain, Northern Greece, and generalised equations for Fagus sp. Annals of Forest Science, 60(5), 439–448.

- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/forest:2003036
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## Equations from this source (23)

### Fagus generalised aboveground biomass, DBH (Eq. 10)

Aboveground biomass for Fagus, Global. Inputs: DBH.

As printed (Eq. 10, p. 444):

> lnMT = 2.456(0.05)lnD – 2.073(0.156)            (10)

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### Fagus generalised aboveground biomass, DBH (Eq. 9)

Aboveground biomass for Fagus, Global. Inputs: DBH. DBH 1–66 cm.

As printed (Eq. 9, p. 443):

> lnMT = 2.45(0.055)lnD – 2.004(0.168)           (9)

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### Fagus generalised branch biomass, DBH (Table V)

Branch biomass for Fagus, Global. Inputs: DBH. DBH 1–66 cm.

As printed (Equation (1), model, p. 441; Table V, Branches row, p. 446):

> Y = aXᵇ; a = 0.0219, b = 2.4208

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### Fagus generalised foliage biomass, DBH (Table V)

Foliage biomass for Fagus, Global. Inputs: DBH. DBH 1–66 cm.

As printed (Equation (1), model, p. 441; Table V, Foliage row, p. 446):

> Y = aXᵇ; a = 0.0188, b = 1.8169

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### Fagus generalised stem biomass, DBH (Table V)

Stem biomass for Fagus, Global. Inputs: DBH. DBH 1–66 cm.

As printed (Equation (1), model, p. 441; Table V, Stem row, p. 446):

> Y = aXᵇ; a = 0.1321, b = 2.3594

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### Fagus moesiaca crown foliage dry biomass, DBH (Table III lnMFC)

Foliage biomass for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: DBH. DBH 5.19–40.6 cm. 16 trees.

As printed (Table III, model in caption and lnMFC row, p. 442):

> lnMFC = ln a + b lnD; ln a = −5.5168, b = 1.9979

Page: https://treeallometry.org/equations/zianis-2003-iii-mfc/

### Fagus moesiaca crown foliage dry biomass, DBH and height (Eq. 5)

Foliage biomass for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: DBH + Height. DBH 5.19–40.6 cm. 16 trees.

As printed (Eq. 5, p. 442):

> MFC = 0.0001663(0.000013)D2H + 0.224(0.243), R2 = 0.919.

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### Fagus moesiaca crown-branch dry biomass, DBH (Table III lnMBC)

Branch biomass for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: DBH. DBH 5.19–40.6 cm. 16 trees.

As printed (Table III, model in caption and lnMBC row, p. 442):

> lnMBC = ln a + b lnD; ln a = −6.3807, b = 3.1037

Page: https://treeallometry.org/equations/zianis-2003-iii-mbc/

### Fagus moesiaca epicormic foliage dry biomass, DBH (Table III lnMFE)

Foliage biomass for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: DBH. DBH 5.19–40.6 cm. 16 trees.

As printed (Table III, model in caption and lnMFE row, p. 442):

> lnMFE = ln a + b lnD; ln a = −3.5789, b = 0.9021

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### Fagus moesiaca epicormic-branch dry biomass, DBH (Table III lnMBE)

Branch biomass for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: DBH. DBH 5.19–40.6 cm. 16 trees.

As printed (Table III, model in caption and lnMBE row, p. 442):

> lnMBE = ln a + b lnD; ln a = −5.9523, b = 2.7501

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### Fagus moesiaca stem dry biomass within the crown, DBH (Table III lnMCS)

Stem biomass for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: DBH. DBH 5.19–40.6 cm. 16 trees.

As printed (Table III, model in caption and lnMCS row, p. 442):

> lnMCS = ln a + b lnD; ln a = −4.0543, b = 2.2116

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### Fagus moesiaca stem dry biomass, DBH (Table III lnMs)

Stem biomass for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: DBH. DBH 5.19–40.6 cm. 16 trees.

As printed (Table III, model in caption and lnMs row, p. 442):

> lnMs = ln a + b lnD; ln a = −1.6015, b = 2.3427

Page: https://treeallometry.org/equations/zianis-2003-iii-ms/

### Fagus moesiaca stem dry biomass, nonlinear DBH fit (Table IV Ms)

Stem biomass for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: DBH. DBH 5.19–40.6 cm. 16 trees.

As printed (Table IV, model in caption and Ms row, p. 443):

> Ms = aDᵇ; a = 0.7568, b = 1.9536

Page: https://treeallometry.org/equations/zianis-2003-iv-ms/

### Fagus moesiaca stump dry biomass from diameter at 30 cm (Fig. 1)

Stem biomass for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: D30.

As printed (Figure 1, p. 443 (rendered page)):

> M_SP = 0.1954 D_B^0.9788

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### Fagus moesiaca stump dry biomass, DBH (Table III lnMSP)

Stem biomass for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: DBH. DBH 5.19–40.6 cm. 16 trees.

As printed (Table III, model in caption and lnMSP row, p. 442):

> lnMSP = ln a + b lnD; ln a = −1.7716, b = 1.0730

Page: https://treeallometry.org/equations/zianis-2003-iii-msp/

### Fagus moesiaca total aboveground dry biomass, DBH (Table III lnMT)

Aboveground biomass for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: DBH. DBH 5.19–40.6 cm. 16 trees.

As printed (Table III, model in caption and lnMT row, p. 442):

> lnMT = ln a + b lnD; ln a = −1.3816, b = 2.3485

Page: https://treeallometry.org/equations/zianis-2003-iii-mt/

### Fagus moesiaca total aboveground dry biomass, nonlinear DBH fit (Table IV MT)

Aboveground biomass for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: DBH. DBH 5.19–40.6 cm. 16 trees.

As printed (Table IV, model in caption and MT row, p. 443):

> MT = aDᵇ; a = 0.9402, b = 1.9643

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### Fagus moesiaca total branch dry biomass, DBH (Table III lnMBT)

Branch biomass for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: DBH. DBH 5.19–40.6 cm. 16 trees.

As printed (Table III, model in caption and lnMBT row, p. 442):

> lnMBT = ln a + b lnD; ln a = −5.2898, b = 2.9353

Page: https://treeallometry.org/equations/zianis-2003-iii-mbt/

### Fagus moesiaca total branch dry biomass, nonlinear DBH fit (Table IV MBT)

Branch biomass for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: DBH. DBH 5.19–40.6 cm. 16 trees.

As printed (Table IV, model in caption and MBT row, p. 443):

> MBT = aDᵇ; a = 0.1097, b = 2.0545

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### Fagus moesiaca total foliage dry biomass, DBH (Table III lnMFT)

Foliage biomass for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: DBH. DBH 5.19–40.6 cm. 16 trees.

As printed (Table III, model in caption and lnMFT row, p. 442):

> lnMFT = ln a + b lnD; ln a = −4.1814, b = 1.6645

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### Fagus moesiaca total foliage dry biomass, DBH and height (Eq. 4)

Foliage biomass for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: DBH + Height. DBH 5.19–40.6 cm. 16 trees.

As printed (Eq. 4, p. 442):

> MFT = 0.0001997(0.000012)D2H + 0.331(0.227), R2 = 0.9493

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### Fagus moesiaca total foliage dry biomass, nonlinear DBH fit (Table IV MFT)

Foliage biomass for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: DBH. DBH 5.19–40.6 cm. 16 trees.

As printed (Table IV, model in caption and MFT row, p. 443):

> MFT = aDᵇ; a = 0.0057, b = 1.9836

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### Fagus moesiaca total tree height, DBH (Table III lnH)

Height for Fagus moesiaca, Greece. Inputs: DBH. DBH 5.19–40.6 cm. 16 trees.

As printed (Table III, model in caption and lnH row, p. 442):

> lnH = ln a + b lnD; ln a = 1.4192, b = 0.5358

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