Table 3 Models with diameter at breast height (DBH), total height (TH) and wood basic density (WBD) as independent variables selected from the literature and used to compare with the predictive accuracy of the BAE developed in this study
From: Biomass allometric equation and expansion factor for a mountain moist evergreen forest in Mozambique
ID no. | Biomass allometric equation | Source | DBH range (cm) | Sampled trees | Forest type | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | tDW = exp(− 2.134 + 2.530 × ln(DBH)) | Brown [22] | 5–148 | 170 | Moist forest | Pan-tropical |
2 | tDW = exp(− 2.289 + 2.649 × ln (DBH)) − 0.021 × ln(DBH2))* | Pearson et al. [41] | 5–148 | 170 | Moist forest | Pan-tropical |
3 | tDW = 0.1754 × DBH2.3238 | Guedes et al. [17] | 5–53 | 155 | Miombo woodland | Mozambique |
4 | tDW = 0.1014 * (WBD * DBH2 * TH)0.9510 | Mugasha et al. [37] | 5–100 | 60 | Miombo woodland | Tanzania |
5 | tDW = 0.0673 * (WBD * DBH2 * TH)0.976 | Chave et al. [42] | NA | 4004 | Moist forest | Pan-tropical |
6 | tDW = 0.1027 * DBH2.4798 | Masota et al. [43] | 5–100 | 60 | Rainforest | Tanzania |