Research Article

Allometric Modelling of the Stem Carbon Content of Rhizophora mucronata in a Tropical Mangrove Ecosystem

Table 1

The descriptive statistics of the tree parameters of Rhizophora mucronata.

ParameterMean ± SD

Diameter at breast height (cm)9.1 ± 2.6 (4.7–15.9)
Total tree height (m)8.1 ± 2.0 (3.5–12.1)
Merchantable stem height (m)4.9 ± 1.6 (2.3–8.8)
Crown height (m)3.1 ± 1.3 (0.5–6.9)
Leaf area (m2)17.0 ± 4.75 (1.7–50.5)
Stem carbon content (kg)52.3 ± 2.5 (3.5–109.6)

The data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. The values within the parentheses indicate the range of each parameter.