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Lisboa et al. 2025
Allometric equations for estimating above and belowground biomass of Colophospermum mopane in Mozambique
Lisboa, S.N., Macôo, S., Sitoe, A.A. (2025). Allometric equations for estimating above and belowground biomass of Colophospermum mopane in Mozambique. Scientific Reports, 15, 3464.
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- Mopane height from D (power H-D model)
Height · Colophospermum mopane · Mozambique · DBH · DBH 5–109 cm
Power 1.225 ± 0.157 (0.917 to 1.533) 0.616 ± 0.042 (0.533 to 0.699)As printed (Table 8, p. 13)
- Mopane root biomass from D (RM1)
Root biomass · Colophospermum mopane · Mozambique · DBH
ln(Y) = ln(a) + b(lnD) + Ɛ RM1 – 1.927 ± 0.2728 (– 2.509 to − 1.3459) 1.964 ± 0.073 (1.808 to 2.120)As printed (Table 6, model RM1, p. 10)
- Mopane root biomass from D²H (RM3)
Root biomass · Colophospermum mopane · Mozambique · DBH + Height
ln(Y) = ln(a) + bln(D2H) + Ɛ RM3 – 2.797 ± 0.306 (– 3.450 to − 2.144) 0.803 ± 0.030 (0.739 to 0.867)As printed (Table 6, model RM3, p. 10)
- Mopane total AGB from D (TM1)
Aboveground biomass · Colophospermum mopane · Mozambique · DBH · DBH 5–109 cm · 120 trees
ln(Y) = ln(a) + b(lnD) + Ɛ TM1 – 1.740 ± 0.168 (– 2.074 to − 1.405) 2.289 ± 0.059 (2.172 to 2.406)As printed (Table 6, model TM1, p. 10)
- Mopane total AGB from D and H (TM2)
Aboveground biomass · Colophospermum mopane · Mozambique · DBH + Height · DBH 5–109 cm · 120 trees
Y = exp (– 2.280 + 1.917ln(D) + 0.757 ln(H))As printed (Table 3, model ID 2 (this study), p. 7)
- Mopane total AGB from D²H (TM3)
Aboveground biomass · Colophospermum mopane · Mozambique · DBH + Height · DBH 5–109 cm · 120 trees
ln(Y) = ln(a) + bln(D2H) + Ɛ TM3 – 2.373 ± 0.162 (– 2.696 to − 2.050) 0.916 ± 0.021 (0.875 to 0.957)As printed (Table 6, model TM3, p. 10)