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Table 2 Allometric equations for each biomass component against the diameter at breast height (D) and tree height in different tree sizes

From: Organic carbon distribution and budget of dominant woody plant community in the subalpine zone at volcanic Jeju Island, Korea

Species

D range

Allometry

Reference

AK

1 ≤ D < 10

Ws

0.00743914(D)3.233

 

Wsb

0.00394621(D)2.799

 

Sb

0.00782838(D)2.841

 

10 ≤ D < 20

Ws

0.01196224(D)2.926

 

Wsb

0.00714745(D)2.549

Wang et al. 2011

Sb

0.00517974(D)2.961

 

20 ≤ D

Ws

0.13199384(D)2.121

 

Wsb

0.00088405(D)3.169

 

Sb

0.00123708(D)3.200

 

TC

 

Ws

0.0361(D2H)0.9184

Yasuhiro 2006

 

Wb

0.0155(D2H)0.8979

JC

 

Ws

2.639log(D)− 1.8017

Kwak et al. 2004

 

Wb

2.334log(D)− 1.871

RS

 

W

0.0471(D)2.8498

 

BA

 

W

0.0471(D)2.8498

Lee et al. 2004

PS

 

W

0.3421(D)2.1813

QM

 

W

0.4687(D)2.1313

 

SC

 

W

3.54912111643181((D/254)2.1657))

Jennifer et al. 2012

  1. AK Abies koreana, TC Taxus cuspidata, JC Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii, RS Rhododendron schlippenbachii, BA Berberis amurensis var. quelpaertensis, PS Prunus sargentii, QM Quercus mongolica, SC Sorbus commixta, D diameter at the breast height, W weight, Ws weight of stem, Wsb weight of stem bark, Wb weight of branch, H height