Equations / Aboveground biomass, without leaves

Malawi miombo AGB, DBH and height (Model 2, best AIC)

Aboveground biomass, without leavesMiombo woodland treesMalawinaturalRead from the original paper

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Equation

As printed (Table 5)

2 74 0.103685 × dbh^1.921719 × ht^0.844561 0.97

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

Aboveground biomass, without leaves = 0.103685 * D^1.921719 * H^0.844561

Fitted by weighted nonlinear regression, so no back-transform correction factor. Leaves were excluded from the biomass.

Source

All 74 33.4 5.3 111.2 21.8 11.6 3.0 25.0 4.9

Fit · Table 2 (dbh and height ranges)

Trees measured: 74
DBH range: 5.3–111.2 cm
Height range: 3–25 m
R²: 0.97
Method: weighted nonlinear regression (SAS PROC MODEL); r2 is pseudo-R2
Where: Miombo woodlands at Mtangatanga, Kongwe, Tsamba and Mua-livulezi, Malawi
Last checked: 2026-11-01

Calculate

DBH (cm)Height (m)

Height from

267.5

Aboveground biomass, without leaves (kg)

125.7

Carbon (kg), ×0.47

461

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 = 20, H = 12	267.5	267.5	Computed from the printed form hand-computed from the published form
D = 60, H = 20	3,401	3,401	Computed from the printed form hand-computed from the published form

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