Mixed Species Allometric Models for Estimating above-Ground Liana Biomass in Tropical Primary and Secondary Forests, Ghana

Table 4

Allometric equations of mixed species for estimating liana stem biomass (kg) in the primary forest.

#	Equation	𝑐 (±SE)	𝛼 (±SE)	𝑅^2 (adjusted)	RMSE	FI
1	Stem biomass = 𝑐+𝛼𝐷	1.643±0.128	1.770±0.020	0.994	0.471	0.47
2	Stem biomass = 𝑐+𝛼𝐿	2.304±0.212	0.294±0.006	0.981	0.821	0.82
3	Log10(Stembiomass)=𝑐+𝛼log10𝐷	1.004±0.013	0.801±0.008	0.996	0.036	0.35
4	Log10(Stembiomass)=𝑐+𝛼log10𝐷^2	1.004±0.013	0.958±0.009	0.996	0.036	0.35

#: Equation number; 𝐷: Liana diameter; 𝐿: Liana length.