Research Article

Allometric Equations for Estimating Silk Oak (Grevillea robusta) Biomass in Agricultural Landscapes of Maragua Subcounty, Kenya

Table 12

Allometric equations for estimating foliage using DBH.

FunctionEquationMRE R2 SEE

ExponentialF = 4.795e0.045DBH2.74 0.97 0.24
LogarithmicF = 3.62ln(DBH) + 4.0200.02 0.84 0.22
PolynomialF = -0.031DBH2 + 1.270DBH + 3.235-1.83 0.99 0.58
LinearF = 0.295DBH + 8.4520.003 0.97 0.23
PowerF= 2.213DBH0.596-2.370.980.23