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Table 9 RMSEs and (BIASes) of the species-specific volumes based on MSN, when the dominant species were predicted by LDA. For the abbreviations used, please refer to Table 3

From: On the potential to predetermine dominant tree species based on sparse-density airborne laser scanning data for improving subsequent predictions of species-specific timber volumes

Species information

Number of explanatory variables

Volume (m3∙ha−1)

Pine

Spruce

Deciduous

Total

Spmax

3

44.9 (0.9)

38.1 (−1.9)

22.2 (−0.6)

53.8 (−1.7)

Spmax

4

44.8 (0.5)

35.3 (−0.9)

22.0 (−0.4)

52.0 (−0.8)

Spmax+95

3

45.3 (1.6)

38.1 (−1.9)

22.2 (−0.8)

51.5 (−1.1)

Spmax+95

4

44.5 (1.2)

35.2 (−1.3)

21.8 (−0.7)

51.5 (−0.8)

Sp75

3

47.1 (−1.4)

38.4 (−2.8)

22.8 (−0.6)

54.6 (−4.8)

Sp75

4

46.8 (−0.5)

38.2 (−2.2)

22.5 (−0.6)

51.9 (−3.3)

Sp75+95

3

45.9 (−2.4)

39.6 (−3.0)

22.6 (−0.7)

53.5 (−6.0)

Sp75+95

4

47.1 (−1.6)

37.7 (−2.4)

22.9 (−0.3)

53.0 (−4.3)