Development of Allometric Equations for Estimating Above-Ground Liana Biomass in Tropical Primary and Secondary Forests, Malaysia

Table 5

Allometric equations of mixed species for estimating total above-ground biomass (kg) of lianas.

#	Equation	c(±SE)	α(±SE)	β(±SE)	𝑅^2 (adjusted)	FI
8	Total biomass = c + α D	0.262±0.181	1.934±0.029	—	0.992	0.58
9	Total biomass = c + α L	3.120±0.413	0.476±0.021	—	0.900	1.92
10	Total biomass = c + α D + β L	0.768±0.280	0.511±0.040	0.450±0.010	0.987	0.89
11	(Total biomass)^0.9 = c + α D	1.041±0.096	1.354±0.015	—	0.993	0.53
12	Total biomass = c + 𝛼𝐷^2	0.194±0.041	0.405±0.007	—	0.904	2.41
13	Log10 (total biomass) = c + α(log10 D)	0.490±0.021	1.090±0.027	—	0.986	0.22
14	Log10 (total biomass) = c + α(log10 D) + β(log10 L)	0.275±0.021	0.470±0.066	0.452±0.044	0.960	0.49

#: equation number; D: liana diameter; L: liana length.