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Tectona grandis stem (wood + bark) biomass from D²H

Stem biomassTectona grandis · LamiaceaeThailandplantationRead from the original paper
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Equation

As printed (Table 3)

Ws = 0.031(D2H)0.932

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

Stem biomass = 0.031 * (D^2*H)^0.932
D
Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm
H
Total tree height, m

General (multi-site) equation fitted on pooled data compiled from published Thai plantation studies (theses, proceedings, reports), not on new felled trees; validated by the authors on independent harvests. D in cm, H in m, output kg dry weight per tree. AGB is the sum of stem, branches and leaves. Component symbol in the paper: Ws. The paper labels Wb as bark in its tables but as branches in the text, so no branch or bark model is entered.

Source
12 datasets with a total of 84 trees were chosen for T. grandis
Trees measured · Methods, Compilation of biomass allometric equations
The ranges in the diameters and heights of trees in the dataset were 4.4–41.2 cm and 5.5–31.0 m for T. grandis, and 0.5–19.8 and 1.7–26.0 m for E. camaldulensis
Smallest DBH · Methods, Compilation of biomass allometric equations
Linear regressions of untransformed data were used in the present study because log transformed data introduced a systematic bias
method · Methods, Reconstruction of biomass allometric equations
Trees measured
84
DBH range
4.4–41.2 cm
Height range
5.5–31 m
R²
0.988
Method
Least-squares power regression on untransformed data (weighted data from 12-13 published datasets)
Where
Plantations across Thailand
Last checked
2026-11-02
Calculate
Height from
56.47
Stem biomass (kg)
26.54
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
97.31
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12
Fitted DBH range0100200300400510152025303540DBH (cm)Stem biomass (kg)Stem 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 = 15, H = 1456.556.5Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form
D = 25, H = 20204204Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form

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