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Table 2 List of volume equations for the tree species in the study sites

From: Stand structure and species diversity regulate biomass carbon stock under major Central Himalayan forest types of India

Tree species

Volume equations

Abies spectabilis (D. Don) Mirb.

V = 0.22742 − 1.06194D + 7.21004D2 + 3.04194D3

Acer caesium Wall. ex Brandis

\( \sqrt{V}=-0.10851+3.04250D \)

Acer sterculiaceum Wall.

Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa

V/D2 = 0.16609/D2 − 2.78851/D + 17.22127 − 11.60248D

Aesculus indica (Wall. ex Cambess.) Hook.

\( \sqrt{V}=0.220191+3.923711D-1.117475\sqrt{D} \)

Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth.

V =  − 0.043832 + 3.262852D2

Alnus nepalensis D.Don

\( \sqrt{V}=-0.136676+3.60113D \)

Betula alnoides Buch. -Ham. ex D.Don

V =  − 0.12110 + 1.58826D + 1.96643D2

Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex D. Don) G.Don

V =  − 0.00165 + 8.209795D2

Cupressus torulosa D.Don ex Lamb.

logeV = 2.101388 + 2.418695logeD

Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm.

\( \sqrt{V}=-0.0868+2.8335D \)

Ficus benghalensis L.

\( \sqrt{V}=0.03629+3.95389D-0.84421\sqrt{D} \)

Ficus religiosa L.

Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G. Don

V = 0.17994 − 2.78776D + 14.44961D2

Juglans regia L.

\( \sqrt{V}=-0.207229+3.254007D \)

Lyonia ovalifolia (Wall.) Drude

V = 0.03468 − 0.56878D + 4.72282D2

Mallotus nudiflorus (L.) Kulju & Welzen

\( \sqrt{V}=-0.45312-0.41426D+2.10913\sqrt{D} \)

Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg.

V = 0.14749 − 2.87503D + 19.61977D2 − 19.11630D3

Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.

V/D2 = 0.099768/D2 − 1.744274/D + 10.086934

Picea smithiana (Wall.) Boiss.

V/D2 = 0.26072/D2 − 3.29692/D + 14.71246

Pinus roxburghii Sarg.

V = 0.12844 − 2.23711D + 11.78506D2 − 0.56094D3

Pinus wallichiana A.B. Jacks.

V = 0.223139 − 2.35096D + 11.90669D2

Quercus floribunda Lindl. ex A. Camus

\( \sqrt{V}=0.47511-4.93282D-2.450475\sqrt{D} \)

Quercus glauca Thunb.

V = 0.06839 − 0.95816D + 6.06105D2 + 2.66635D3

Quercus oblongata D. Don

Quercus semecarpifolia Sm.

V = 0.08355 − 1.28586D + 8.76867D2 + 1.1215D3

Rhododendron arboreum Sm.

\( V=0.06007-0.21874\sqrt{D}+3.63428{D}^2 \)

Senegalia catechu (L.f.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb.

V = 0.02384 − 0.72161D + 7.46888D2

Shorea robusta C.F. Gaertn.

V = 0.03085 − 0.77794D + 8.42051D2 + 5.91067D3

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels

V/D2 = 0.09809/D2 − 1.94468/D + 13.36728 − 6.33263D

Taxus wallichiana Zucc.

\( V=0.487126+3.698924D-1.856459\sqrt{D} \)

Tectona grandis L.f.

V = 0.08847 − 1.46936D + 11.98979D2 + 1.97056D3

Terminalia anogeissiana Gere & Boatwr.

\( \sqrt{V}=0.46976+5.99849D-2.60729\sqrt{D} \)

Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.

\( \sqrt{V}=-0.0233308+2.803750D \)

Terminalia elliptica Willd.

Adina cordifolia (Roxb.) Brandis; Ailanthus excelsa Roxb.; Cassia fistula L.; Grevillea robusta A. Cunn. ex R.Br.; Holoptelea integrifolia (Roxb.) Planch.; Naringi crenulata (Roxb.) Nicolson; Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken: For these species general volume equation for Lansdowne/Yamuna/Tehri/Garhwal division was used.

V = 0.03843 − 0.36982D + 2.62185D2 + 7.68659D3

Buxus wallichiana Baill.; Carpinus viminea Lindl. ex Wall.; Cornus capitata Wall.; Daphniphyllum himalense (Benth.) Müll.Arg.; Euonymus tingens Wall.; Ilex dipyreana Wall.; Machilus odoratissima Nees; Neolitsea pallens (D.Don) Momiy. & H. Hara; Prunus cornuta (Wall. ex Royle) Steud.; Pyrus pashia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don; Sorbus foliolosa (Wall.) Spach.: For these species general volume equation for Alaknanda catchment/Chamoli/Pauri Garhwal was used.

\( \sqrt{\boldsymbol{V}}=\mathbf{0.60124}+\mathbf{5.32265}\boldsymbol{D}-\mathbf{2.92195}\sqrt{\boldsymbol{D}} \)

  1. V volume (m3) under bark, D diameter at breast height (1.37 m) over bark in meters
  2. Reference: Aegle marmelos (FSI 2011), rest all the equations are from FSI (1996)