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S. teysmaniana peat swamp, ln(AGB) on DBH and wood density

Aboveground biomassShorea teysmaniana · DipterocarpaceaeIndonesianaturalRead from the original paper
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Equation

As printed (Tabel 3, row 4, p. 8)

Ln(TAGB)= -1,03+2,08Ln(DBH)-0,51Ln(WD)

In this library's units, ready to compute (kg)

Aboveground biomass = exp(-1.03 + 2.08 * ln(D) - 0.51 * ln(rho))
D
Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm
rho
Wood density (oven-dry mass / green volume), g/cm³

Table 1 gives DBH 7.30-29.20 cm and total height 8.20-20.92 m (n=20); the text says the models apply to 5-40 cm trees. R2 printed as 0,99 (rounded). The paper states no back-transform correction factor, so none is applied. Biomass is total aboveground (stem, branches, twigs, leaves). WD is wood density in gr/cm3 (oven-dry weight over saturated volume). Table 1 lists only 5 wood-density observations although Tabel 3 prints n=20.

Source
n=20
Trees measured · Abstract / Tabel 3
0,99
R² · Tabel 3
Trees measured
20
DBH range
7.3–29.2 cm
Height range
8.2–20.92 m
R²
0.99
Method
log-log regression
Where
Peat swamp forest, Barito Selatan, Central Kalimantan
Last checked
2026-11-02
Calculate
61.12
Aboveground biomass (kg)
28.73
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
105.3
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12
Fitted DBH range02004006008001,0001,200510152025303540DBH (cm)Aboveground biomass (kg)Aboveground biomass

Shaded: the DBH range the model was fitted on. Other inputs held at the values above.

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On every build, the library's form and the paper's own form (in its units) must both give these values within 1%.

InputsExpectedWe getFrom
D = 10, rho = 0.561.161.1Computed from the printed form
hand-computed from the published form
D = 25, rho = 0.6374.6374.6Computed from the printed form
hand-computed from the published form

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