Allometric mixed-effects models for Dicksonia sellowiana Hook. and its contribution to biomass stocks of Araucaria forests in southern Brazil.

Abstract

Predicting biomass of arborescent individuals on sample plots using allometric models is an essential step in the computation of design-based forest biomass estimates. Nonetheless, there are few models for species with different growth forms, such as tree ferns. This study, therefore, sought to construct models to predict {aboveground.