Table 4 List of allometric equations applied to examine stand biomass of the Melaleuca forests

log₁₀(FW) = 2.266log₁₀(D) − 0.502 where FW = fresh above-ground biomass (kg/tree), D = diameter at breast height (cm)

Melaleuca spp.

Northern Territory

Finlayson et al. [59]

y = 0.124 × DBH ^2.247 where y = above-ground biomass (kg/tree), DBH = diameter at breast height (cm)

Melaleuca cajuputi

Vietnam

Le [63]

y = exp[–2.134 + 2.53ln(D)] where y = above-ground biomass (kg/tree), D = diameter at breast height (cm)

Mixed species

Tropical, moist forest

IPCC [51] or Brown [64]

ln(y) = 2.4855ln(x) − 2.3267 where y = above-ground biomass (kg/tree), x = diameter at breast height (cm)

Native sclerophyll forest

NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS, and SA

Keith et al. [65]

ln(AGB) = –1,554 + 2.420ln(D) + ln(ρ) where AGB = above-ground biomass (kg/tree), D = diameter at breast height (cm), ρ = wood density (g/cm³)

Tropical forests

America, Asian and Oceania

Chave et al. [61]

ln(RBD) = – 1,085 + 0.926ln(ABD) where RBD = root biomass density (tons/ha), ABD = above-ground biomass density (tons/ha)

Upland forests

Worldwide

IPCC [51] or Cairn et al. [66]

y = 0.27x where y = total root biomass (tons/ha), x = total shoot biomass (tons/ha)

Natural forests

Worldwide

Mokany et al. [67]

Wr = 0.0214 × D ^2.33 where W _r  = coarse root biomass (kg/tree), D = diameter at breast height (cm)

Tropical secondary forests

Sarawak, Malaysia

Kenzo et al. [68]

W _r  = 0.023 × D ^2.59 where W_r = coarse root biomass (kg/tree), D = diameter at breast height (cm)

Tropical secondary forests

Sarawak, Malaysia

Niiyama et al. [69]