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Quercus durifolia foliage biomass

Foliage biomassQuercus durifolia · FagaceaeMexiconaturalRead from the original paper
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Equation

As printed (Table 2, p. 12)

0.0073d2.05034h0.48685

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

Foliage biomass = 0.0073 * D^2.05034 * H^0.48685
D
Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm
H
Total tree height, m

Equation as printed in the Table 2 system for this taxon; d is DBH in cm, h total height in m, output in kg dry mass. R² is the 10-fold cross-validation value.

Source
foliage (needles/leaves)
Output · Section 2.2
R2 0.86 (cross-validation)
R² · Table 2, p. 12
(131)
Trees measured · Table 1
Trees measured
131
DBH range
7–45.5 cm
Height range
5.4–22.1 m
R²
0.86
Method
Power-law component equations fitted simultaneously by generalized method of moments (additive system)
Where
Durango, Sierra Madre Occidental
Last checked
2026-11-02
Calculate
Height from
11.38
Foliage biomass (kg)
5.35
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
19.62
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12
Fitted DBH range01020304050510152025303540DBH (cm)Foliage biomass (kg)Foliage 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 = 20, H = 1211.411.4Computed from the printed form
computed from the Table 2 equation
D = 35, H = 1843.743.7Computed from the printed form
computed from the Table 2 equation

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