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Picea spp. stem biomass, cross-sectional area at 0.3 m (LLRC)

Stem biomassPicea spp. · PinaceaeCanadanaturalRead from the original paper
Covers the whole genus
Equation

As printed (Table 3, Eqs. 2-5)

Picea spp. Stems LLRC 3.894 49.1069 1.067 1.0782 0.928 (columns: ln(β), β, α, CF, RMSE, R2); y = βx^α + ε (Eq. 2); y = βx^α × ε (Eq. 4), ε = e^(MSE/2) (Eq. 5)

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

Stem biomass = 49.1069 * 1.0782 * (0.785398163397448 * D30^2)^1.067 / 1000
D30
Stem diameter at 30 cm, cm

Paper's predictor is cross-sectional area (cm2) of the stem(s) at 0.3 m; converted here to D30 as pi/4 * D30^2 (pi written as 0.785398163397448 * ...), so for multi-stemmed trees D30 is the equivalent diameter of the summed cross-sectional area. Paper output is in g dry mass; canonical form divides by 1000. LLRC correction factor applied as printed in the CF column. Fit range of the predictor is not stated, so none is given.

Source
R²
0.928
Correction factor
1.0782 (applied)
Method
linear log regression with correction factor (LLRC), y = β x^α × CF, x = cross-sectional area
Where
Sporadic to discontinuous permafrost zone, Taiga Plains and Taiga Shield ecozones, northwestern Canada
Last checked
2026-11-02
Calculate
0.18
Stem biomass (kg)
0.084
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
0.31
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12
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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
D30 = 20.1800.180Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)
D30 = 51.271.27Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)
D30 = 83.463.46Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)

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