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

Table 6

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

#	Equation	𝑐 (±SE)	𝛼 (±SE)	𝑅^2 (adjusted)	RMSE	FI
9	Stem biomass = 𝑐+𝛼𝐷	−0.341±0.119	1.727±0.016	0.996	0.414	0.41
10	Stem biomass = 𝑐+𝛼𝐿	0.765±0.282	0.446±0.011	0.972	1.054	1.05
11	Log10(Stembiomass)=𝑐+𝛼log10𝐷	0.201±0.009	1.115±0.011	0.994	0.022	0.20
12	Log10(Stembiomass)=𝑐+𝛼log10𝐷^2	0.201±0.009	0.498±0.006	0.994	0.022	0.20

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