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Chekanovsky larch AGB from DBH only, weighted (Table 3)

Aboveground biomassLarix czekanowskii · PinaceaeMongolianaturalRead from the original paper
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Equation

As printed (Хүснэгт 3 (Table 3), Газрын дээрх биомасс (above-ground biomass), p. 124-126)

W lnŶ = lna + b×lnD -2.882 2.548 CF 1.000

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

Aboveground biomass = exp(-2.882 + 2.548 * ln(D))
D
Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm

Paper is in Mongolian; table values quoted as printed. Weighted (W) regression row; printed CF 1.000, so no correction applies. Adjusted R² and RMSE are in the table but are not stored (adjusted R², and RMSE on the log or weighted scale). AGB is the sum of stem, branch and needle mass (Table 1), so foliage is included. Natural log assumed from the paper's ln notation.

Source
ŷ = exp(lnŷ)CF; CF=exp(S²/2)
Correction factor · Eqs. 7-8, Methods p. 119
Чекановскийн шинэсэн ойгоос авсан 10 шинэс модны ... диаметр 18.6 (5.3-40.0) см, өндөр 10.9 (4.6-19.2) м
Trees measured · Results p. 120
Trees measured
10
DBH range
5.3–40 cm
Height range
4.6–19.2 m
Correction factor
1 (applied)
Method
log-log regression, weighted
Where
Bayangol, Norovlin sum, Khentii, Mongolia (Eree Nuruu)
Last checked
2026-11-02
Calculate
115.7
Aboveground biomass (kg)
54.39
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
199.4
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12
Fitted DBH range0100200300400500600700510152025303540DBH (cm)Aboveground biomass (kg)Aboveground biomass

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

Checks this equation passes

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 = 20115.7115.7Computed from the printed form
computed from the Table coefficients and the printed back-transform y = exp(lny) x CF (eq. 8)
D = 35481.6481.6Computed from the printed form
computed from the Table coefficients and the printed back-transform y = exp(lny) x CF (eq. 8)

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