Ecological Archives C006-120-A1
Yaozhan Xu, Jiaxin Zhang, Scott B. Franklin, Jubyi Liang, Peng Ding, Yiqi Luo, Zhijun Lu, Dachuan Bao, and Mingxi Jiang. 2015. Improving allometry models to estimate the above- and belowground biomass of subtropical forest, China. Ecosphere 6:289. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/es15-00198.1
Appendix A. A table showing equations for estimating aboveground biomass in subtropical forests, a figure showing Trace plot and density plot for each parameter in model I.1, and a figure showing within-chain variation for each parameter in model I.1.
Table A1. Equations for estimating aboveground biomass in subtropical forests.
Fig. A1. Trace plot and density plot for each parameter in model I.1 ln(AGB)=a + bln(D) + cln(H)+ dln(WD)+ε.
Fig. A2. Within-chain variation for each parameter in model I.1 using Gelman-Rubin diagnostic method.
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