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Pan moist tropical AGB from DBH (Table 4, model 2)

Aboveground biomassMixed species, pan moist tropical forests (Campo-Ma'an plus data from Asia and South America)PantropicalnaturalRead from the original paper
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Equation

As printed (Table 4, model 2)

2. ln(M) = a + b ln(D) a = −2.1801 b = 2.5624

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

Aboveground biomass = exp(-2.1801 + 2.5624 * ln(D))
D
Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm

Pooled with data from Brown (1997), Araújo et al. (1999), Nelson et al. (1999) and Ketterings et al. (2001); Africa contributes only the Campo-Ma'an trees. The paper reports a larger average error (29.5%) for its general equations than for Chave et al. (2005) (20.3%) in cross-site tests. Coefficients are used as printed; the paper does not state that the log-scale back-transformation correction factor is included, so none is applied. Reported R² is the adjusted R². Equation chosen from the paper's recommended set (7 of its equations captured).

Source
N 443, RSE 0.444, Adj. R2 0.9671, D range 1–148
Trees measured · Table 4, model 2
Trees measured
443
DBH range
1–148 cm
R²
0.9671
Residual SE
0.444
Method
log-log regression
Where
Moist tropical forests; Campo-Ma'an Cameroon, Brazil, Indonesia, Cambodia
Last checked
2026-11-01
Calculate
688.9
Aboveground biomass (kg)
323.8
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
1,187
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12
Fitted DBH range01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000102030405060DBH (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 = 30688.9688.9Computed from the printed form
hand-computed from the published form

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