Betula platyphylla / Branch biomass

White birch branch biomass from D and H (MS-3) (Table 6)

Branch biomassBetula platyphylla · BetulaceaeChinanaturalRead from the original paper

Equation

As printed (Table 6 (MS-3), White birch, branch row; model form Eq. (14) structure)

Wb = e^β30 · D^β31 · H^β32; White birch | Branch | -5.5895 | 3.1021 | -0.0867

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

Branch biomass = exp(-5.5895 + 3.1021 * ln(D) - 0.0867 * ln(H))

D: Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm
H: Total tree height, m

White birch, additive system MS-3 (Table 6); W = exp(b0) * D^b1 * H^b2 (Eqs. 17 form per Table caption). Ranges and n from Table 2. The b0 column is the exponent of e (W = e^b0 ...), as in Eq. (14). Stem includes bark. Root excludes fine roots <5 mm. No R2 recorded (adjusted R2 only).

Source

Dong, L., Zhang, L., & Li, F. (2018). Additive Biomass Equations Based on Different Dendrometric Variables for Two Dominant Species (Larix gmelini Rupr. and Betula platyphylla Suk.) in Natural Forests in the Eastern Daxing'an Mountains, Northeast China. Forests, 9(5), 261.

doi:10.3390/f9050261 · Open access · copy we read

138 Dahurian larch trees and 108 white birch trees were destructively sampled

Trees measured · Section 2.2

Trees measured: 108
DBH range: 1.4–20.5 cm
Height range: 3.1–21 m
Method: seemingly unrelated regression (SUR), additive system, W = exp(b0) D^b1 H^b2
Where: Eastern Daxing'an Mountains, Heilongjiang, northeast China
Last checked: 2026-11-02

Calculate

DBH (cm)Height (m)

Height from

0.24

Branch biomass (kg)

0.113

Carbon (kg), ×0.47

0.413

CO₂e (kg), ×44/12

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%.

Inputs	Expected	We get	From
D = 4, H = 5	0.24	0.24	Computed from the printed form computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)
D = 10, H = 11	3.84	3.84	Computed from the printed form computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)
D = 18, H = 17	22.9	22.9	Computed from the printed form computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)

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White birch branch biomass from D and H (MS-3) (Table 6)

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