Post-Fire Treatment Impacts on Fine Fuels in Westside Sierra Nevada Forests

Western Ecological Research Center

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Post-Fire Treatment Impacts on Fine Fuels in Westside Sierra Nevada Forests

WOODY PLANT BIOMASS CALCULATOR

Use the calculators below to approximate the mass of various fuel classes within a shrub or tree (based on the species and diameter). Simply click on the species you're interested in or use our generic calculator if your species is not represented in our study.

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Generic Shrub -- Formulas

Live Branches <0.64 cm (<1/4 in.) diameter		Oven-dry Biomass of Average Shrub: (g) Min. (g) /Max. (g) @ 90% Confidence
Live Branches 0.64-2.53 cm (1/4-1 in.) diameter
Dead Branches <0.64 cm (<1/4 in.) diameter
Live Leaves
Live & Dead Leaves
All Biomass
*"All Biomass" is based on a separate regression and is not a sum of other fuel categories

Arctostaphylos patula

Arctostaphylos viscida

Ceanothus cordulatus

Ceanothus integerrimus

Ceanothus pinetorum

Chrysothamnus nauseosus

Chrysothamnus parryi

Chrysolepis sempervirens

Eriodictyon californicum

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Nama lobbii

Prunus emarginata

Purshia tridentata

Quercus (live oaks)

Toxicodendron diversilobum

Conifer Seedlings & Saplings -- Formulas

Live Branches <0.64 cm (<1/4 in.) diameter		Oven-dry Biomass of Average Seedling: (g) Min. (g) /Max. (g) @ 90% Confidence
Live Branches 0.64-2.53 cm (1/4-1 in.) diameter
Live Leaves
All Biomass
*"All Biomass" is based on a separate regression and is not a sum of other fuel categories

Abies concolor

Calocedrus decurrens

Pinus jeffreyi

Pinus lambertiana

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