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Table 6 Summary of differences in plot biomass when calculated using different allometric equations: local (presented in this study), Forest Inventory and Analysis Component Ratio Method (FIA-CRM), and Jenkins et al. [11]

From: Variability and uncertainty in forest biomass estimates from the tree to landscape scale: the role of allometric equations

Allometric equations compared

Mean difference (Mg ha−1)

Mean of absolute differences (Mg ha−1)

Mean relative difference (%)

Local—Jenkins

− 6.9

25.9

− 13.0

Local—FIA-CRM

37.3

37.9

28.7

Jenkins—FIA-CRM

44.2

44.8

32.9

  1. The mean of both the differences and the absolute value of the differences are presented as well as the mean relative difference