Above- and belowground tree biomass models for three mangrove species in Tanzania: a nonlinear mixed effects modelling approach

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dc.creatorNjana, Marco Andrew
dc.creatorBollandsås, Ole Martin
dc.creatorEid, Tron
dc.creatorMalimbwi, Rogers Ernest
dc.creatorZahabu, Eliakimu
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-07T11:32:16Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-05T07:21:13Z
dc.date.available2022-05-07T11:32:16Z
dc.date.created2022-05-07T11:32:16Z
dc.date.issued2015-10
dc.description.abstract& Key message Tested on data from Tanzania, both existing species-specific and common biomass models developed elsewhere revealed statistically significant large prediction errors. Species-specific and common above- and below- ground biomass models for three mangrove species were therefore developed. The species-specific models fitted bet- ter to data than the common models. The former models are recommended for accurate estimation of biomass stored in mangrove forests of Tanzania. & Context Mangroves are essential for climate change mitiga- tion through carbon storage and sequestration. Biomass models are important tools for quantifying biomass and car- bon stock. While numerous aboveground biomass models exist, very few studies have focused on belowground biomass, and among these, mangroves of Africa are hardly or not represented.
dc.identifierhttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4092
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.costech.or.tz/handle/20.500.14732/97147
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.subjectAvicennia-Sonneratia-Rhizophora
dc.subjectCarbon
dc.subjectFixed and random effects
dc.titleAbove- and belowground tree biomass models for three mangrove species in Tanzania: a nonlinear mixed effects modelling approach
dc.typeArticle

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