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Table I
Summary of the 13 datasets used to develop the radiata pine biomass functions. Missing values indicate that data were either not recorded or were not available.
| Study | Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude | Elevation | Rainfall | Number | Age | DBH | Height | Stand density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (m) | (mm) | of trees | (years) | (cm) | (m) | (trees/ha) | |||||
| Bandara (1997) | Canterbury | NZL | –43.63 | 172.50 | 11 | 660 | 63 | 3–6 | 4.8–20.8 | 3.7–9.5 | 400–800 |
| Barton (1984) | Warkworth | NZL | –36.45 | 174.63 | – | 1600 | 6 | 8 | 12.9–25.4 | 12.3–17.3 | 1500 |
| Beets and Pollock (1987) | Rotorua | NZL | –38.43 | 176.22 | 600 | 1500 | 245 | 2–23 | 0.7–80.6 | 1.5–37.1 | 156–2200 |
| Clinton (1990) | Rangiora | NZL | –43.32 | 172.57 | – | 702 | 24 | 4 | 2.5–14.5 | 2.3–7.2 | 400 |
| Dyck et al. (1991) | Auckland | NZL | –36.75 | 174.42 | 30 | 1330 | 7 | 42 | 35.8–59.0 | 30.9–38.1 | 270 |
| Madgwick et al. (1977) | Rotorua | NZL | –38.30 | 176.73 | – | 1425 | 49 | 2–22 | 1.4–49.7 | 1.7–38.1 | 544–2496 |
| Mason (unpublished1) | Canterbury | NZL | –43.66 | 172.19 | – | – | 28 | 1–3 | 0.9–7.4 | 0.32–2.49 | – |
| Mason (unpublished2) | Canterbury | NZL | –43.67 | 172.82 | – | – | 33 | 7 | 1.9–20.8 | 3.0–11.0 | 1111 |
| Mason (unpublished3) | Canterbury | NZL | –42.75 | 171.87 | 520 | 1140 | 30 | 11 | 13.9–35.9 | 11.4–13.2 | 833–2500 |
| Smith et al. (1994) | Auckland | NZL | –37.25 | 174.42 | – | 1330 | 120 | 5 | 5.2–14.0 | 4.1–8.7 | – |
| Unknown1 | Rotorua | NZL | –38.30 | 176.73 | – | – | 2 | 27 | 40.8–46.2 | 39.2–39.5 | 188 |
| Unknown2 | Rotorua | NZL | –38.30 | 176.73 | – | – | 15 | 7–8 | 7.4–22.2 | 7.7–16.7 | 500–2220 |
| Webber and Madgwick (1983) | Rotorua | NZL | –38.3 | 177.63 | – | – | 15 | 29 | 21.2–62.1 | 25.6–42.1 | 360 |
| Overall | 637 | 1–42 | 0.7–80.6 | 0.32–42.1 | 156–2496 |