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dc.contributor.authorLedo, Alicia
dc.contributor.authorCornulier, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorIllian, Janine B.
dc.contributor.authorIida, Yoshiko
dc.contributor.authorKassim, Abdul Rahman
dc.contributor.authorBurslem, David F. R. P.
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-29T10:30:22Z
dc.date.available2016-11-29T10:30:22Z
dc.date.issued2016-12-01
dc.identifier246904460
dc.identifier3fc93d36-4e05-4399-8c6c-4f4252822441
dc.identifier85000977902
dc.identifier000389316400002
dc.identifier.citationLedo , A , Cornulier , T , Illian , J B , Iida , Y , Kassim , A R & Burslem , D F R P 2016 , ' Re-evaluation of individual diameter : height allometric models to improve biomass estimation of tropical trees ' , Ecological Applications , vol. 26 , no. 8 , pp. 2374-2380 . https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1450en
dc.identifier.issn1939-5582
dc.identifier.otherBibtex: urn:dbadf1b52f48382ce9a15a5a3576487e
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/9898
dc.descriptionThe first author was supported by the European Union under a IEF Marie-Curie Action.en
dc.description.abstractAccurate estimation of tree biomass is necessary to provide realistic values of the carbon stored in the terrestrial biosphere. A recognized source of errors in tree above-ground biomass (AGB) estimation is introduced when individual tree height values (H) are not directly measured but estimated from diameter at breast height (DBH) using allometric equations. In this paper we evaluate the performance of 12 alternative DBH : H equations and compare their effects on AGB estimation for three tropical forests that occur in contrasting climatic and altitudinal zones. We found that fitting a 3-parameter Weibull function using data collected locally generated the lowest errors and bias in H estimation, and that equations fitted to these data were more accurate than equations with parameters derived from the literature. For computing AGB, the introduced error values differed notably among DBH : H allometric equations, and in most cases showed a clear bias that resulted in either over- or under-estimation of AGB. Fitting the three-parameter Weibull function minimized errors in AGB estimates in our study and we recommend its widespread adoption for carbon stock estimation. We conclude that many previous studies are likely to present biased estimates of AGB due to the method of H estimation.
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dc.format.extent1753632
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofEcological Applicationsen
dc.subjectBiasen
dc.subjectBiomassen
dc.subjectErroren
dc.subjectInaccuracyen
dc.subjectModellingen
dc.subjectTropical foresten
dc.subjectGE Environmental Sciencesen
dc.subjectHA Statisticsen
dc.subjectQA Mathematicsen
dc.subjectDASen
dc.subjectSDG 15 - Life on Landen
dc.subject.lccGEen
dc.subject.lccHAen
dc.subject.lccQAen
dc.titleRe-evaluation of individual diameter : height allometric models to improve biomass estimation of tropical treesen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Mathematics and Statisticsen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Instituteen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modellingen
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/eap.1450
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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