Model-based, volume-to-biomass conversion for forested and vegetated land in Canada

This report provides a description of the methods, models and look-up tables that have been developed to estimate biomass of forested and vegetated land in Canada. This report is available at the Canadian Forest Service Bookstore.

Download current version's model parameters (in CSV files) for merchantable stands:

• Stem wood biomass model parameters for merchantable-sized trees Appendix 2 Table 3 (85KB)
• Dead tree biomass Appendix 2 Table 3a (24KB)
• Stem wood biomass model parameters for nonmerchantable-sized trees Appendix 2 Table 4 (109KB)
• Stem wood biomass model parameters for sapling-sized trees Appendix 2 Table 5 (16KB)
• Proportion model parameters Appendix 2 Table 6 (134KB). An alternative set of proportion model parameters (for equations 4 -7) are available that are used when total biomass per hectare in tonnes (tb = stem wood + stem bark + branches + foliage) is the independent variable instead of gross merchantable volume per hectare Appendix 2 Table 6 tb. (218KB)
• Caps on proportion models Appendix 2 Table 7 (153KB). Minimum and maximum values to use in conjunction with the alternative set of proportion models (tb parameters) Appendix 2 Table 7 tb. (278KB)
• Total volume to gross merchantable volume conversion Appendix 6 Table 14 (13KB)

Download old version (as published) model parameters (in CSV files) for merchantable stands:

• Stem wood biomass model parameters for merchantable-sized trees Appendix 2 Table 3 (37KB)
• Dead tree biomass Appendix 2 Table 3a (20KB)
• Stem wood biomass model parameters for nonmerchantable-sized trees Appendix 2 Table 4 (50KB)
• Stem wood biomass model parameters for sapling-sized trees Appendix 2 Table 5 (8KB)
• Proportion model parameters Appendix 2 Table 6 (86KB)
• Caps on proportion models Appendix 2 Table 7 (65KB)
• Total volume to gross (net in B.C.) merchantable volume conversion Appendix 6 Table 14 (13KB)