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Xu et al. 2015
Improving allometry models to estimate the above- and belowground biomass of subtropical forest, China
Xu, Y., Zhang, J., Franklin, S. B., et al. (2015). Improving allometry models to estimate the above- and belowground biomass of subtropical forest, China. Ecosphere, 6(12), 289.
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6 equations from this source
- Subtropical China AGB from D and wood density (Model I.4)
Aboveground biomass · 41 subtropical forest tree species (Fagus lucida, Castanea seguinii, Carpinus viminea and others) · China · DBH + Wood density · 147 trees
AGB = exp(−1.8226 + 2.4105ln(D) + 0.5781ln(WD))As printed (Recommended model when height is not available, p. 7 (Table 2, model I.4))
- Subtropical China AGB from D, H and wood density (Model I.1)
Aboveground biomass · 41 subtropical forest tree species (Fagus lucida, Castanea seguinii, Carpinus viminea and others) · China · DBH + Height + Wood density · 147 trees
AGB = exp(−2.334 + 2.118ln(D) + 0.5436ln(H) + 0.5953ln(WD))As printed (Recommended model when height is available, p. 7 (Table 2, model I.1))
- Subtropical China AGB from D²H (Model III.1)
Aboveground biomass · 41 subtropical forest tree species (Fagus lucida, Castanea seguinii, Carpinus viminea and others) · China · DBH + Height · 147 trees
III.1 ln(AGB) = a + bln(D²H) −3.062 0.949As printed (Table 2, model III.1)
- Subtropical China AGB from D²H and wood density (Model I.2)
Aboveground biomass · 41 subtropical forest tree species (Fagus lucida, Castanea seguinii, Carpinus viminea and others) · China · DBH + Height + Wood density · 147 trees
I.2 ln(AGB) = a + bln(D²H) + cln(WD) −2.672 0.944 0.615As printed (Table 2, model I.2)
- Subtropical China AGB from D²H x wood density (Model I.3)
Aboveground biomass · 41 subtropical forest tree species (Fagus lucida, Castanea seguinii, Carpinus viminea and others) · China · DBH + Height + Wood density · 147 trees
I.3 ln(AGB) = a + bln(D²H × WD) −2.456 0.939As printed (Table 2, model I.3)
- Subtropical China root biomass from D
Root biomass · 8 subtropical forest tree species (23 root systems) · China · DBH · 23 trees
BGB = exp(−2.80346 + 2.0441ln(D))As printed (BGB models with diameter, p. 8)