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Use of Logarithmic Regression in the Estimation of Plant Biomass
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In this paper, the basic assumptions of regression analysis are recalled with special reference to the use of a logarithmic transformation, and the limitations imposed on inference-making by failure to comply with these assumptions are discussed.Abstract:
The basic assumptions of regression analysis are recalled with special reference to the use of a logarithmic transformation. The limitations imposed on inference-making by failure to comply with th...read more
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Tree allometry and improved estimation of carbon stocks and balance in tropical forests
Jérôme Chave,C. Andalo,Sandra Brown,Michael A. Cairns,Jeffrey Q. Chambers,Derek Eamus,H. Fölster,François Fromard,Niro Higuchi,T. Kira,J. P. Lescure,Bruce Walker Nelson,H. Ogawa,H. Puig,B. Riera,Takuo Yamakura +15 more
TL;DR: A critical reassessment of the quality and the robustness of these models across tropical forest types, using a large dataset of 2,410 trees ≥ 5 cm diameter, directly harvested in 27 study sites across the tropics, is provided.
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Improved allometric models to estimate the aboveground biomass of tropical trees
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TL;DR: This work analyzed a global database of directly harvested trees at 58 sites, spanning a wide range of climatic conditions and vegetation types, and found a pantropical model incorporating wood density, trunk diameter, and the variable E outperformed previously published models without height.
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National scale biomass estimators for United States tree species
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Error propagation and scaling for tropical forest biomass estimates.
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Biomass equations for sixty-five North American tree species
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the biomass equations for 65 North American tree species is presented, a unique source of equations that can be used to estimate tree biomass and/or to study the variation of biomass components for a tree species.
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Primary production and turnover of organic matter in different forest ecosystems of the western pacific
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Biomass and Productivity Models of Forest Canopies
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