This study was carried out to evaluate the following hypotheses: a) hipsometric equations should be obtained by plot, only in function of the dbh and b) volumetric equations should be local only in function of the dbh. Data of 4 and 50 plots were randomly distributed in a 67.81 ha and 121.3 ha eucalypt stand, respectively. A rigorous scaling of all the trees in the 4 plots was initially carried out to obtain total height and solid volume. Data of 277 trees rigorously scaled in the stand were also used. The statistical procedure proposed by Leite & Oliveira (2002) was used to evaluate the accuracy of the estimates and hypotheses. Based on the results, hypotheses a and b were rejected at 1% probability. It was concluded that, in a forest inventory, the variable dominant height should be considered and the volumetric equations should be regional.
Hipsometric equation; volumetric equation; forest inventory
