ALLOMETRIC MODELS TO ESTIMATE ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS OF SMALL TREES IN WET TROPICAL FORESTS OF COLOMBIAN PACIFIC AREA

ABSTRACT World wet tropical forests, and especially the ones in the Colombian Pacific area, are the target of a small tree (minor diameter) selective harvest process, used in short-cycle industries, such as bioenergy. This situation generates a reduction in stored carbon and biomass, and becomes an emission of greenhouse gases (GHG). Allometric models for aboveground biomass are few, despite being an important tool of carbon calculation. The goal of this study was to develop multi-species allometric models for small trees aboveground biomass in wet tropical forests. A total of 61 individuals (diameter at breast height -DBH-