Live above- and belowground biomass of a Mozambican evergreen forest: a comparison of estimates based on regression equations and biomass expansion factors

Forest Ecosystems

Table 6 Comparision between regression-based and BEF-based biomass at a given D²H

#	Tree component	b ₁	\( {\tilde{b}}_1 \)	Difference (%)
1	Taproot + stump	0.0045	0.0049	9.4855
2	Lateral roots	0.0051	0.0041	−20.1840
3	Root system (1 + 2)	0.0097	0.0090	−7.2427
4	Stem wood	0.0251	0.0230	−8.3224
5	Stem bark	0.0028	0.0027	−4.3334
6	Stem (4 + 5)	0.0279	0.0257	−7.9220
7	Branches	0.0114	0.0103	−10.0394
8	Foliage	0.0004	0.0008	112.0524
9	Crown (7 + 8)	0.0118	0.0111	−5.9007
10	Shoot system (6 + 9)	0.0398	0.0368	−7.5541
11	Whole tree (3 + 10)	0.0494	0.0458	−7.3058