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Table 5 Allometric volume models for different land cover classes in Mainland Tanzania

From: Carbon stocks for different land cover types in Mainland Tanzania

Land cover sub-class

Species

Volume (m3)

Source

Forest: Plantation

Eucalyptus spp.

0.000065 × dbh1.633ht1.137

[38]

 

Grevillea robusta

0.000065 × dbh1.633ht1.137

[38]

 

Others

0.5 × 3.14 × (0.01 × dbh/2)2 × ht

[39]

Woodland: Closed (> 40%)

Dalbergia melanoxylon

0.00023 × dbh2.231

Malimbwi 2000

Woodland: Open (10–40%)

Dalbergia melanoxylon

0.00023 × dbh2.231

Malimbwi 2000

Open land: Bare soil

All

0.5 × 3.14 × (0.01 × dbh/2)2 × ht

[39]

Open land: Salt crusts

All

0.5 × 3.14 × (0.01 × dbh/2)2 × ht

[39]

Open land: Rock outcrops

All

0.5 × 3.14 × (0.01 × dbh/2)2 × ht

[39]

Water: Inland water

All

0.5 × 3.14 × (0.01 × dbh/2)2 × ht

[39]

Water: Swamp

All

0.5 × 3.14 × (0.01 × dbh/2)2 × ht

[39]

Other areas

All

0.5 × 3.14 × (0.01 × dbh/2)2 × ht

[39]