Table 4 Parameter estimates and AIC values for log-transformed scaling (Log N = alogD + b) and negative exponential (Log N = aD + b) functions describing the size-density distributions of the three sites Yangambi, Yoko, and Yambela
From: Model performance of tree height-diameter relationships in the central Congo Basin
Sites | Model | a (SE) | b (SE) | AIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yangambi | Log N = alogD + b | −2.043 (0.116) | 4.76 (0.18) | −27.7 |
Log N = aD + b | −0.026 (0.001) | 2.64 (0.05) | −40.4 | |
Yoko | Log N = alogD + b | −2.070 (0.072) | 4.80 (0.12) | −55.7 |
Log N = aD + b | −0.022 (0.001) | 2.50 (0.07) | −20.9 | |
Yambela | Log N = alogD + b | −1.499 (0.197) | 3.26 (0.28) | −12.3 |
Log N = aD + b | −0.023 (0.004) | 1.80 (0.12) | −4.9 |