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Avicennia lanata Branch biomass from DBH (Table 1)

Branch biomassAvicennia lanata · AcanthaceaeIndonesianaturalRead from the original paper
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Equation

As printed (Section 3.1, p. 401)

coefficient g: 0.0304, coefficient h: 2.2563, R2: 0.8960

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

Branch biomass = 0.0304 * D^2.2563
D
Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm

Form Y = g X^h, no correction factor stated. The paper does not state units in the text; DBH in cm and biomass in kg are read from Table 2 and the axis labels of Figures 2 and 3. The DBH range of the 13 harvested trees is not stated (Table 2 describes the stand), so no range is given. Young natural regeneration: the stand census in Table 2 ran from 2.7 to 9.4 cm DBH and the stand was under 10 m tall (Section 2.1).

Source
A total of 13 individuals of A. lanata with various DBH sizes was collected
Trees measured · Section 2.2, p. 400
Trees measured
13
R²
0.896
Method
power-law regression Y = g X^h
Where
In-active pond, Muna Regency, Southeast Sulawesi
Last checked
2026-11-02
Calculate
0.363
Branch biomass (kg)
0.17
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
0.625
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12
020406080100120140510152025303540DBH (cm)Branch biomass (kg)Branch 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 = 30.3630.363Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form Y = g X^h
D = 61.731.73Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form Y = g X^h
D = 94.324.32Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form Y = g X^h

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