Table 3.

Allometric relationships with intercept (a), slope (b), standard error (SE), residual standard error (RSE), R2, F-value, and P-value for A. hippocastanum, P. × hispanica, R. pseudoacacia, and T. cordata in South Germany to estimate tree height (TH), crown projection area (CPA), crown diameter (CD), crown length (CL), crown volume (CV), and leaf area index (LAI) over diameter at breast height (DBH)

xyaSEbSERSER2FP
A. hippocastanum
DBHTH0.505510.050.555570.010.180.721,541< 0.001
CPA−0.4770.101.230160.030.340.792,203< 0.001
CD−0.117720.050.615080.010.170.792,203< 0.001
CL−0.246450.070.683030.020.240.701,391< 0.001
CV−0.723450.141.913190.040.490.822,594< 0.001
LAI0.5372190.030.0764590.010.100.15104< 0.001
P. × hispanica
DBHTH0.790630.040.550530.010.140.822,047< 0.001
CPA−0.82460.111.50460.030.370.842,296< 0.001
CD−0.291540.060.75230.020.190.842,296< 0.001
CL−0.0057590.060.6958410.020.200.781,625< 0.001
CV−0.83040.142.200440.040.490.872,945< 0.001
LAI1.007850.05−0.099010.020.180.0942< 0.001
R. pseudoacacia
DBHTH0.992910.080.457980.020.230.52451< 0.001
CPA−0.163520.131.181440.040.400.711,005< 0.001
CD0.035960.070.591910.020.200.711,012< 0.001
CL0.261210.090.571880.020.250.58572< 0.001
CV0.097670.171.752830.050.520.761,314< 0.001
LAI−1.0880.090.427040.030.270.41285< 0.001
T. cordata
DBHTH0.591710.050.568540.010.180.751,670< 0.001
CPA−1.08110.091.448020.030.320.863,286< 0.001
CD−0.432020.040.727580.010.160.863,294< 0.001
CL−0.198330.060.705490.020.240.731,478< 0.001
CV−1.280420.132.153840.040.480.863,289< 0.001
LAI0.12690.040.22810.010.140.43412< 0.001