Equations for estimating timber volume in the region of the River Basin of Ituxi, Lábrea, Amazon, Brazil

Authors

  • Fabio Thaines Tecman Ltda, tecnologia e manejo florestal
  • Evaldo Muñoz Braz Embrapa Florestas
  • Patricia Povoa de Mattos Embrapa Florestas
  • Andreia Aparecida Ribeiro Thaines RTC Florestas

Keywords:

Volume equations, tropical forest, forest management.

Abstract

To quantify the stock of commercial timber in forests demands efficient methods, making possible to estimate efficiently and accurately the present and future timber volume. The aim of this work was to  adjust the mathematical models used to estimate timber volume, allowing the determination of the timber potential of a region with greater accuracy and lower cost. The study was conducted at Lábrea, State of  Amazonas, Brazil in an area of 6,000 ha, inserted in the Project Forest Management Seringal Iracema II. The forest is predominantly dense with emergent trees, also with the occurrence of open forest with bamboo and palms. For the process of adjusting the models to estimate the volume of commercial timber, 141 trees of commercial species were cubed by Smalian method. The equations developed for the Forest Management Project Seringal Iracema II are valid for diameters between 50 cm and 140 cm and for forests with similar structure; to standing trees due to its simplicity and accuracy, the best equation was Kopezki-Gehrardt (V = - 0.6870 + 0.00103 d²); for felling trees or for studies of biomass and carbon stock, the equation indicated is Schumacher-Hall (LnV = -9.5452 + 2.12837 Ln (d) + 0.72209Ln (h)).

doi: 10.4336/2010.pfb.30.64.283

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Author Biography

Fabio Thaines, Tecman Ltda, tecnologia e manejo florestal

Bacharel em Engenharia Florestal, especialização em manejo de florestas naturais

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Published

2010-11-25

How to Cite

THAINES, Fabio; BRAZ, Evaldo Muñoz; MATTOS, Patricia Povoa de; THAINES, Andreia Aparecida Ribeiro. Equations for estimating timber volume in the region of the River Basin of Ituxi, Lábrea, Amazon, Brazil. Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira, [S. l.], v. 30, n. 64, p. 283, 2010. Disponível em: https://pfb.sede.embrapa.br/pfb/article/view/155. Acesso em: 22 mar. 2026.

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Vol. 30 No. 64 (2010): Dynamics and Management of Natural Forests

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