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Table 7 Estimated coefficients and statistical characteristics of GAM systems for the CR of larch, birch, and poplar

From: Two new methods applied to crown width additive models: a case study for three tree species in Northeastern China

Species

CR

Estimate (SE)

EDF

Intercept

S1·(⋅)

S2·(⋅)

S3·(⋅)

Larch

CRE

1.358 (0.005)

4.182

3.853

8.427

CRS

1.400 (0.005)

5.938

3.679

8.219

CRW

1.340 (0.005)

3.990

4.716

 

CRN

1.339 (0.005)

3.264

3.908

6.042

Birch

CRE

1.342 (0.008)

6.149

3.886

 

CRS

1.410 (0.008)

2.872

3.254

 

CRW

1.278 (0.007)

2.575

1.000

 

CRN

1.271 (0.007)

1.000

1.000

 

Poplar

CRE

1.382 (0.016)

3.808

7.389

 

CRS

1.550 (0.017)

1.000

  

CRW

1.466 (0.017)

1.000

2.506

 

CRN

1.435 (0.016)

4.131

1.000

1.000

  1. Note: SE standard errors, EDF effective degrees of freedom, and all parameters are significant at P = 0.05