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Dipterocarp forests Vietnam, mixed-species AGB from D, H and wood density (M4, Eq. 17)

Aboveground biomassMixed species, dipterocarp forest (26 species)VietnamnaturalRead from the original paper
Many species, no single photo
Equation

As printed (Eq. 17, p. 9)

AGB = 0.06203 × DBH2.26430 × H0.51415 × WD0.79456

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

Aboveground biomass = 0.06203 * D^2.2643 * H^0.51415 * rho^0.79456
D
Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm
H
Total tree height, m
rho
Wood density (oven-dry mass / green volume), g/cm³

AGB is the sum of stem, branch and foliage dry mass. Fitted on the whole dataset with the fixed-effects model; the random ecoregion effect was not retained. No correction factor is stated. Recommended by the authors for mixed species when H and WD are available.

Source
A total of 222 trees were destructively sampled
Trees measured · Section 2.2
Min 3.4 / Max 48.8 (DBH, Mixed-Species)
Smallest DBH · Table 2
Trees measured
222
DBH range
3.4–48.8 cm
Height range
2.5–23.5 m
Method
nonlinear weighted least squares (power variance function)
Where
Dipterocarp forests, Central Highlands and Southeast ecoregions, Vietnam
Last checked
2026-11-02
Calculate
Height from
20.65
Aboveground biomass (kg)
9.706
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
35.59
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12
Fitted DBH range0100200300400500510152025303540DBH (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 = 10, H = 8, rho = 0.5520.720.7Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)
D = 20, H = 14, rho = 0.65151.1151.1Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)
D = 40, H = 20, rho = 0.75976.8976.8Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form (coefficients as printed)

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