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Table 4 Summary of field data

From: Effects of field plot size on prediction accuracy of aboveground biomass in airborne laser scanning-assisted inventories in tropical rain forests of Tanzania

Plot size (m 2 )

Number of plots

(n)

Mean

(Mg ha −1 )

Standard deviation

(Mg ha −1 )

Minimum

(Mg ha −1 )

Maximum

(Mg ha −1 )

200

30

411.4

323.2

53.3

1179.5

300

30

401.0

257.3

48.2

816.0

400

30

424.5

275.8

72.6

1185.2

500

30

413.8

263.4

77.8

1148.0

600

30

395.3

243.9

87.9

1066.6

700

30

371.8

221.5

75.4

931.7

800

30

363.1

204.4

74.3

824.3

900

30

366.0

216.3

69.4

908.3

1000

30

367.1

210.1

62.4

859.7

1100

30

365.6

203.0

66.4

839.5

1200

30

365.0

193.7

78.4

797.6

1300

30

361.0

190.5

82.1

757.9

1400

30

352.3

184.7

87.3

707.0

1500

30

354.2

180.4

85.5

757.8

1600

30

353.2

174.1

82.2

725.5

1700

30

355.0

170.2

95.6

702.6

1800

30

355.9

163.9

91.5

696.5

1900

30

351.1

159.6

90.7

703.3

2000

25

352.2

170.8

89.6

669.3

2100

25

350.4

168.0

85.5

646.2

2200

24

344.7

169.3

89.3

631.1

2300

24

343.0

167.8

88.5

639.8

2400

24

344.2

171.3

87.9

677.7

2500

22

332.1

175.0

84.4

661.5

2600

22

334.1

183.1

91.8

669.9

2700

22

328.0

179.8

88.6

674.7

2800

22

322.7

177.7

85.4

665.9

2900

22

323.5

177.9

82.5

655.6

3000

22

321.0

179.7

79.7

666.7

  1. Number of plots for the different plot sizes together with mean field reference AGB values with corresponding standard deviation, minimum, and maximum.