Research Article

Modeling Develops to Estimate Leaf Area and Leaf Biomass of Lagerstroemia speciosa in West Vanugach Reserve Forest of Bangladesh

Table 3

Different models tested for the estimation of leaf area ( , m²) and leaf biomass ( , kg) with diameter at breast height (DBH, cm) and tree height ( , m) of L. speciosa species.

ModelEstimated coefficients RMSE Adjusted FIAICcBICCFDurbin Watson

M12.36383 ± 2.768145.33557 ± 0.08891360218.590.94520.94490.641836.221846.221.807
M2−132.85 ± 13.5222.74 ± 1.0646044.360.68770.68623.212203.202213.210.753
M332.165522 ± 1.9825580.313651 ± 0.004419503715.840.96020.96000.591768.751778.751.411
M4−44.6109 ± 5.15134.4608 ± 0.11285.7255 ± 0.5637273315.240.96330.96300.521753.261766.591.736
M5−11.235989 ± 5.197196.465311 ± 0.378365−0.018144 ± 0.005913187818.230.94750.94700.741828.911842.231.767
M6−9.5289 ± 34.07150.2453 ± 5.83050.9602 ± 0.245025342.910.70920.70642.952190.202203.530.813
M71.57067 ± 0.050281.03390 ± 0.0156343780.13010.95440.95420.53−257.78−247.771.00842.014
M80.03719 ± 0.189671.93313 ± 0.075826500.30060.75670.75552.6295.66105.671.04620.854
M90.681579 ± 0.0528640.736374 ± 0.00925763280.10900.96800.96790.43−332.53−322.521.00591.520
M100.93516 ± 0.068360.83960 ± 0.021010.50296 ± 0.0441336040.10230.97200.97170.36−358.13−344.801.00522.003
M111.57067 ± 0.050281.03390 ± 0.01563−0.002271 ± 0.006243780.13010.95440.95420.68−257.75−247.771.00842.014
M120.03719 ± 0.189671.93313 ± 0.075820.00373 ± 0.052836500.30060.75670.75552.4195.70105.671.04620.854
M130.389894 ± 0.2404410.495224 ± 0.00772341121.6150.95160.95140.64805.08815.081.933
M14−11.0649 ± 1.35032.0227 ± 0.10593644.4310.63580.63413.331231.051241.060.875
M153.3471251 ± 0.2375530.0286013 ± 0.0005229171.8990.93320.93280.86873.37883.371.227
M16−2.23654 ± 0.508290.44631 ± 0.011130.32012 ± 0.0556223891.5030.95830.95790.59775.93789.261.914
M17−0.411165 ± 0.4569140.5617675 ± 0.03326−0.0010687 ± 0.0005120901.6030.95260.95210.62802.87816.191.934
M18−4.26959 ± 3.489790.78302 ± 0.597190.05291 ± 0.025091874.3950.64350.64003.511228.621241.950.903
M19−0.73397 ± 0.053301.01654 ± 0.0165637660.13790.94740.94720.54−233.16−223.151.00951.626
M20−2.22910 ± 0.190821.89560 ± 0.076286170.30250.74720.74592.6998.21108.211.04681.062
M21−1.6049 ± 0.05880.7234 ± 0.010349380.12120.95940.95920.56−287.66−277.651.00731.708
M22−1.34008 ± 0.076650.83123 ± 0.023570.47969 ± 0.0494827680.11470.96380.96340.47−309.79−296.461.00661.971
M23−0.73397 ± 0.053301.01654 ± 0.01656−0.00421 ± 0.0028437660.13790.94740.94720.52−233.13−223.151.00951.626
M24−2.22910 ± 0.190821.89560 ± 0.076280.04858 ± 0.038426170.30250.74720.74592.2498.24108.211.04681.062

RMSE: root mean squared error, FI: Furnival’s index, AICc: corrected akaike information criterion, BIC: Bayesian information criterion, and CF: correction factor.