AGBChv05WH: Function to estimate tree biomass for wet forests (Chave et...

Description Usage Arguments Author(s) References

Description

Function to estimate tree biomass using Chave et al. (2005) equation for wet forests. Height is estimated using Feldpausch (2011) regional parameters with Weibull equation.The function adds columns to the dataset with the biomass information for all alive trees. This function needs a dataset with the following information: PlotViewID, PlotID, TreeID, CensusNo, Diameter (DBH1-DBH4), Wood density (WD) and Allometric RegionID.The function assumes that the diameter used is DBH4, unless other DBH is selected. See ForestPlots.net documentaion for more information.

Usage

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AGBChv05WH(xdataset, dbh = "D4", height.data = NULL, param.type = "Best")

Arguments

xdataset

a dataset for estimating biomass

dbh

a diameter (in mm).

height.data

Object returned by param.merge. If NULL (default), then regional height-diameter equations are used.

param.type

Local height diameter to use. One of Best (defualt), BioRF,ClusterF ... NEED TO DECIDE WHICH OF THESE TO RETURN

Author(s)

Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez

References

Chave J, Andalo C, Brown, et al. 2005. Tree allometry and improved estimation of carbon stocks and balance in tropical forests. Oecologia 145 (1):87-99. doi:10.1007/s00442-005-0100-x.

Feldpausch TR, Banin L, Phillips OL, Baker TR, Lewis SL et al. 2011. Height-diameter allometry of tropical forest trees. Biogeosciences 8 (5):1081-1106. doi:10.5194/bg-8-1081-2011.


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