Table 1 Comparison of multiple linear regression model results predicting biomass in the overstorey

AWB

~ CWM_LC + CWM_Hmax + CWM_SLA + FDis + FRic + pd

8

− 950.57

1917.33

0

0.25

~ CWM_Hmax + FDis + FRic + pd

6

− 952.71

1917.54

0.20

0.25

~ CWM_Hmax + CWM_SLA. + FDis + FRic + pd

7

− 951.79

1917.74

0.40

0.25

~ CWM_Hmax + FDis + FEve + FRic + pd

7

− 951.81

1917.76

0.43

0.25

~ CWM_LC + CWM_Hmax + CWM_SLA + FDis + FRic + pd. + sr

9

− 949.80

1917.84

0.51

0.26

ABP

~ CWM_LC + CWM_LA + CWM_SLA + FDis + FDiv + FRic + pd. + sr

10

− 995.24

2010.78

0

0.16

~ CWM_LC + CWM_Hmax + CWM_LA + CWM_SLA. + FDis + FDiv + FRic + pd. + sr

11

− 994.44

2011.24

0.46

0.16

~ CWM_LC + CWM_LA + CWM_SLA + FDis + FRic + pd. + sr

9

− 996.71

2011.65

0.88

0.16

~ CWM_LC + CWM_LA + CWM_SLA + FDis + FDiv + FEve + FRic + pd. + sr

11

− 994.96

2012.29

1.51

0.16

~ CWM_LC + CWM_Hmax + CWM_LA + CWM_SLA. + FDis + FRic + pd. + sr

10

− 996.05

2012.39

1.61

0.16