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Calculate Tree Biomass

silv_biomass.Rd

Computes the biomass of a tree species using species-specific allometric equations (in kg).

Usage

silv_biomass(
  diameter = NULL,
  height = NULL,
  ntrees = NULL,
  species = NULL,
  component = "stem",
  model = "ruiz-peinado-2012",
  return_rmse = FALSE,
  quiet = FALSE
)

Arguments

diameter

A numeric vector of tree diameters (in cm).

height

A numeric vector of tree heights (in m).

ntrees

An optional numeric value indicating the number of trees in this diameter-height class. Defaults to 1 if NULL.

species

A character string specifying the scientific name of the tree species. See Details for available species.

component

A character string specifying the tree component for biomass calculation (e.g., "tree", "stem", "branches"). See Details.

model

A character string indicating the ID of the publication in which the model was developed. Currently supported models: "ruiz-peinado-2012" (hardwood species in Spain) and "ruiz-peinado-2011" (softwood species in Spain). See Details.

return_rmse

A logical value. If TRUE, the function returns the root mean squared error (RMSE) of the selected model instead of the biomass value.

quiet

A logical value. If TRUE, suppresses any informational messages.

Value

A numeric vector of biomass values (in kg). If return_rmse = TRUE, returns the RMSE instead.

Details

The function estimates biomass using validated allometric models available in the dataset biomass_models. The available models include:

  • ruiz-peinado-2011: Developed for softwood species in Spain.

  • ruiz-peinado-2012: Developed for hardwood species in Spain.

Users can check the list of supported species and their corresponding components in biomass_models.

If you would like to suggest additional models, please open a new issue on GitHub.

Examples

# Calculate biomass for a single tree
silv_biomass(
  diameter = 45,
  height   = 22,
  species  = "Pinus pinaster",
  model    = "ruiz-peinado-2011"
)
#> ! Cite this model using <https://doi.org/10.5424/fs/2011201-11643>
#> [1] 589.1237