Pacific Southwest

Title: Equations for predicting biomass of six introduced tree species, island of Hawaii

Author: Schukrt, Thomas H.; Strand, Robert F.; Cole, Thomas G.; McDuffie, Katharine E.

Date: 1988

Source: Res. Note PSW-RN-401. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 6 p

Station ID: RN-PSW-401

Description: Regression equations to predict total and stem-only above-ground dry biomass for six species (Acacia melanoxylon, Albizio falcataria, Eucalyptus globulus, E. grandis, E. robusta, and E. urophylla) were developed by felling and measuring 2- to 6-year-old plantation trees on the island of Hawaii. Logarithmic transformations of the equations using diameter and height are recommended for estimating Albizia falcataria and E. grandis biomass, whereas logarithmic equations using diameter only are recommended for the other four species that have fewer sample trees collected from a single location.

Keywords: Eucalyptus, Acacia, Albizia, prediction equations, biomass, plantations, Hawaii

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Schukrt, Thomas H.; Strand, Robert F.; Cole, Thomas G.; McDuffie, Katharine E.  1988.  Equations for predicting biomass of six introduced tree species, island of Hawaii.   Res. Note PSW-RN-401. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 6 p.