Tree allometry

The study of allometry is extremely important in dealing with measurements and data analysis in the practice of forestry.

[1] Also when developing this equation one must play in factors which affect tree growth such as age, species, site location, etc.

In 2012, FAO and CIRAD published a manual for building tree volume and biomass allometric equations for students, technicians or researchers working to assess forest resources such as volume, biomass and carbon stocks for commercial, bioenergy or climate change mitigation purposes.

The general allometric equation for mathematics and science is where Y is a biological variable (such as tree height or DBH), β is a proportionality coefficient, α is the scaling exponent (which is equal to the slope of the line when plotted on logarithmic coordinates), and X is some physical measure such as body volume or body mass(M).

In forestry the equation takes on many forms in order to represent relationships between the many various attributes of tree size and growth.