{"id":"huy-2016-m1-d","source":{"id":"huy-2016","citation":"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.","title":"Allometric Equations for Estimating Tree Aboveground Biomass in Tropical Dipterocarp Forests of Vietnam","authors":["Huy, B.","Poudel, K. P.","Kralicek, K."],"year":2016,"venue":"Forests","doi":"10.3390/f7080180","url":"https://doi.org/10.3390/f7080180","read_url":"https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/7/8/180/htm","access":"open","license":"CC BY 4.0","checked_at":"2026-11-02","status":"current"},"name":"Dipterocarp forests Vietnam, mixed-species AGB from D (M1)","output":{"quantity":"agb"},"expression":"0.04742 * D^2.66663","published":{"expression":"0.04742 * DBH^2.66663","units":{"DBH":"cm"},"variables":{"DBH":"D"},"output_unit":"kg"},"taxon":{"level":"mixed","name":"Mixed species, dipterocarp forest (26 species)","group":"broadleaf"},"region":{"scope":"regional","countries":["VN"],"place":"Dipterocarp forests, Central Highlands and Southeast ecoregions, Vietnam","biomes":["tropical"]},"stand":"natural","fit":{"n_trees":222,"dbh_min_cm":3.4,"dbh_max_cm":48.8,"h_min_m":2.5,"h_max_m":23.5,"method":"nonlinear weighted least squares (power variance function)"},"evidence":[{"field":"expression","quote":"M1 DBH AGB = a × DBHb; a 0.04742, b 2.66663","locator":"Table 4"},{"field":"fit.n_trees","quote":"A total of 222 trees were destructively sampled","locator":"Section 2.2"},{"field":"fit.dbh_min_cm","quote":"Min 3.4 / Max 48.8 (DBH, Mixed-Species)","locator":"Table 2"}],"check":[{"inputs":{"D":10},"expected":22.009,"origin":"computed","note":"computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)"},{"inputs":{"D":20},"expected":139.74,"origin":"computed","note":"computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)"},{"inputs":{"D":40},"expected":887.28,"origin":"computed","note":"computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)"}],"verification":"original_read","checked_at":"2026-11-02","notes":"AGB is the sum of stem, branch and foliage dry mass. Fitted on the whole dataset with the fixed-effects model; the random ecoregion effect was not retained. No correction factor is stated."}