Table 5 The average deviation of various models compared to the models type of the present study in each LUCa
From: Allometric models and aboveground biomass stocks of a West African Sudan Savannah watershed in Benin
LUCa | Previous studies | Present study | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brown [67] | Chave et al. [22] | José [45] | Chave et al. [3] | Models type | |||
I | II | III | |||||
Average deviation δ (%) | |||||||
Forest land | 25.02 | 9.04 | 26.41 | 14.87 | 21.67 | 8.64 | 4.77 |
Grassland | 34.23 | 6.54 | 35.73 | 12.69 | 11.88 | 5.00 | 2.34 |
Cropland | 29.30 | 10.21 | 30.77 | 14.74 | 24.50 | 10.06 | 5.26 |
Agroforestry | – | – | – | – | 8.00 | 3.75 | – |
Settlements | 60.93 | 9.70 | 62.77 | 15.46 | 12.40 | 7.30 | 6.35 |
Generic | – | 9.00 | – | 14.19 | – | – | 5.34 |