Table 2 Biomass equations by tree species
Species name | Equation | Parameters | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
a | b | c | |||
Acer campestre (L.) | a · (DBH)b | 0.05 | 2.67 |  | Alberti et al. 2006 |
Betula pendula (Roth) | a · [(DBH)2 · H]b | 0.5443 | 0.65270 |  | Hamburg et al. 1997 |
Castanea sativa (Miller) | a · (DBH)b | 0.137 | 2.247 |  | Leonardi et al. 1996 |
Corylus avellana (L.) | a · (H)b | 0.0768 | 1.8329 |  | Hamburg et al. 1997 |
Fagus sylvatica (L.) | a + b · (DBH)2 · H | 1.6409 | 0.030775 |  | Tabacchi et al. 2011 |
Fraxinus excelsior (L.) | a · (DBH)b | 0.11 | 2.49 |  | Alberti et al. 2006 |
Populus tremula (L.) | a · (DBH)b | 0.0519 | 2.545 |  | Zianis et al. 2005 |
Prunus avium (L.) | a · (DBH)b | 0.12 | 2.33 |  | Alberti et al. 2006 |
Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl. | a · (DBH)b | 0.2176 | 2.0513 |  | Alberti et al. 2006 |
Tilia cordata (Miller) | ln(ABW) = a + b · ln(DBH) | −2.6788 | 2.4542 |  | Zianis et al. 2005 |
Ostrya carpinifolia (Scop.) | a + b · DBH · H + c · DBH2 | −4.5877 | 5.2638 · 10−3 | 4.09 · 10−1 | Gasparini et al. 1998 |