Table 5. The parameter estimates of the compiled biomass models for pine, spruce and birch (ln(kg)). dbh is diameter at breast height (cm) and h is tree height (m). The standard error is given in parentheses.
Variable Stem, kg Living branches, kg Dead branches, kg Foliage, kg Total above-ground, kg
Pine Spruce Birch Pine Spruce Birch Pine Spruce Birch Pine Spruce Birch Pine Spruce Birch
Intercept –3.010
(0.046)
–2.669
(0.067)
–4.879
(0.080)
–2.949
(0.221)
–3.390
(0.203)
–4.190
(0.188)
–8.323
(0.254)
0.485
(1.690)
–8.905
(0.524)
1.850
(0.667)
–2.924
(0.149)
–5.551
(0.434)
–2.274
(0.052)
–1.626
(0.092)
–4.074
(0.073)
dbh/(dbh + n) 7.999
(0.247)
10.482
(0.150)
8.037
(0.285)
15.444
(0.649)
12.228
(1.484)
11.826
(0.733)
  –13.888
(3.195)
9.635
(0.781)
12.504
(0.538)
8.464
(0.330)
8.584
(0.793)
9.302
(0.325)
10.093
(0.213)
7.970
(0.288)
h/(h + m) 2.959
(0.385)
  22.614
(1.181)
–6.350
(0.773)
–3.834
(1.840)
–3.939
(1.167
16.150
(0.585)
21.131
(2.812)
  –10.624
(1.105)
    0.933
(0.540)
  16.922
(2.143)
ln(h)     –4.003
(0.366)
                      –3.210
(0.448)
n 8 10 2 9 8 6   1 5 5 8 5 9 11 3
m 13   12 4 8 10 8 8   1     16   10
var(uk) 0.003 0.010 0.001 0.005 0.059 0.011 0.051 0.000 0.000 0.023 0.027 0.120 0.002 0.020 0.002
var(eki) 0.018 0.020 0.016 0.131 0.093 0.105 0.401 1.012 0.693 0.105 0.113 0.126 0.030 0.039 0.018