Table 5 Models tested to estimate BEF

1

$BEF={\beta }_0*DB{H}^{-{\beta }_1}$

1

$R={\beta }_0*DB{H}^{-{\beta }_1}$

2

$BEF={\beta }_0*H^{-{\beta }_1}$

2

$R={\beta }_0*H^{-{\beta }_1}$

3

$BEF={\beta }_0*AG{E}^{-{\beta }_1}$

3

$R={\beta }_0*AG{E}^{-{\beta }_1}$

4

BEF = β₀ + β₁*Ln(DBH)

4

R = β₀ + β₁*Ln(DBH)

5

BEF = β₀ + β₁*Ln(H)

5

R = β₀ + β₁*Ln(H)

6

BEF = β₀ + β₁*Ln(AGE)

6

R = β₀ + β₁*Ln(AGE)

7

$BEF={\beta }_0*EX{P}^{\left(-{\beta }_1*DBH\right)}$

7

$R={\beta }_0*EX{P}^{\left(-{\beta }_1*DBH\right)}$

8

$BEF={\beta }_0*EX{P}^{\left(-{\beta }_1*H\right)}$

8

$R={\beta }_0*EX{P}^{\left(-{\beta }_1*H\right)}$

9

$BEF={\beta }_0*EX{P}^{\left(-{\beta }_1*AGE\right)}$

9

$R={\beta }_0*EX{P}^{\left(-{\beta }_1*AGE\right)}$

10

BEF = β₀ + β₁ * DBH + β₂ * H + β₃ * AGE

10

R = β₀ + β₁ * DBH + β₂ * H + β₃ * AGE

11

BEF = β₀ + β₁ * ln(DBH * H * AGE)

11

R = β₀ + β₁ * ln(DBH * H * AGE)

12

BEF = β₀ + β₁ * ln DBH + β₂ * DBH + β₃ * lnH + β₄ * ln(DBH * H * AGE)

12

R = β₀ + β₁ * ln DBH + β₂ * ln H