Stem Biomass Equations of Common Trees

Acacia catechu

Ln W = -4.3 + 0.434(Ln DBH) (r2 = NA)

Alnus nepalensis

Ln W = -2.348 + 2.102(Ln DBH) (r2 = 0.978)

Dalbergia sissoo

Ln W = -2.1590 + 2.5590(Ln DBH) (r2 = 0.99)

Pinus roxburghii

Ln W = -3.98515 + 2.74356(Ln DBH) (r2 = 0.99)

Pinus wallichiana

Ln W = -1.81568 + 1.815914(Ln DBH) (r2 = 0.99)

Shorea robusta

Ln W = -2.608 + 0.986(Ln DBH) (r2 = 0.982)

Castonopsis indica

Ln W = -2.55 + 2.61(Ln DBH) (r2 = 0.99)

Quercus glauca

Ln W = -1.04 + 1.83(Ln DBH) (r2 = 0.97)

Schima wallichii

Ln W = -2.22 + 2.52(Ln DBH) (r2 = 0.98)

NOTE: W = Green stem weight in kilogram DBH= Overbark Diameter at Breast Height in centimeters Source: Tamrakar, P.R. 2000. Biomass and Volume Tables with Species Description for Community Forest Management. MFSC, HMG/Nepal.

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