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Table 2 Number of equations according to life form and independent variables used in the equation

From: Database of 478 allometric equations to estimate biomass for Mexican trees and forests

Life form

Variables

Number of equations

Tree

BA, TH

17

D0.30, TH

4

D0.30

3

DBH,WD

1

DBH, TH, WD

4

DBH

320

DBH, TH

43

D0.10

2

D0.0, TH

5

BP

1

RC1, RC2

1

Vol

10

Shrub

BA, TH

2

DC

1

RC1, RC2, HC

3

D0.10

13

D0.0

9

D0.0, TH

18

TH

1

Bamboo

DBH

15

Palm

DBH, TH

2

Total

 

478

  1. BA basal area, TH total height, D 0.30 diameter of the stem at 30 cm, DBH diameter at breast height (1.30 m), WD wood density, D 0.10 diameter of the stem at 10 cm, D 0.0 basal diameter of the stem, BP basal perimeter of the stem, RC1, RC2 radii of two orthogonal diameters of the crown, Vol volume of the trunk with bark, DC average diameter of the tree canopy, HC height of the tree canopy
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Annals of Forest Science

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