Integrating regional climate change into allometric equations for estimating tree aboveground biomass of Masson pine in China

摘要

Key message A climate-sensitive aboveground biomass (AGB) equation, in combination with nonlinear mixedeffectsmodeling and dummy variable approach, was developed to examine how climate changemay affect the allometric relationships between tree diameter and biomass. We showed that such changes in allometry need to be taken into account for estimating tree AGB in Masson pine.