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Table 6 Parameter estimated of height–diameter relationship with Mitscherlisch model as the best-fitted

From: Biomass allometric equation and expansion factor for a mountain moist evergreen forest in Mozambique

Parameters

Diameter–height models tested

Model 7

Model 8

Model 9

Model 10

AIC

160

161

161

163

RSE (kg tree−1)

0.84

0.84

0.83

0.82

Adj. R2

1.79

1.8

1.81

1.87

MPE (kg tree−1)

3.17E−04

1.17E−09

1.50E−03

− 0.03

RMPE (%)

2.72E−03

1.00E−08

0.01

− 0.26

b0

19.1887***

22.4381***

0.4833ns

2.4988***

95% conf. inter. of b0

(16.3862 to 23.6319)

(18.4177 to 32.4790)

(− 3.8488 to 6.0111)

(1.8953 to 3.2535)

b1

2.0685***

20.7766***

1.0296***

0.5346***

95% conf. inter. of b1

(1.6784 to 2.6690)

(17.2706 to 29.0343)

(0.4104 to 1.5866)

(0.4519 to 0.6192)

b2

0.0690***

0.0383**

0.0343***

 

95% conf. inter. of b2

(0.0453 to 0.1011)

(0.0179 to 0.0649)

(0.0211 to 0.0495)

 
  1. *** significant at α = 0.001, ** significant at α = 0.01, * significant at α = 0.05, ns not statistically significant at α = 0.05