Research Article

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

Table 4

The values and VIF values of different tree parameters and R2 values of each constructed models (Model A and Model B for Rhizophora mucronata).

Tree parameterVIFR2

Model A: Ln C = −1.545–2.122 Ln TH + 2.020 Ln MSH + 0.874 Ln CH + 2.011 Ln DBH

Total height (TH)22.292.4%
Merchantable stem height (MSH)10.22
Crown height (CH)9.75
Diameter in breast height (DBH)1.10

Model B: Ln C = −2.403 + 2.247 Ln DBH

Diameter in breast height (DBH)176.7%