Carbon stocks and sequestration potential of dry forests under community management in Tigray, Ethiopia

Ecological Processes

Table 2 Allometric functions of the best fits for the different tree dendrometric variables: Diameter at breast height (DBH), height (H), crown diameter (CD) and total above ground dry biomass (AGB) in the Gergera watershed, Ethiopia

Woody species	Dependent variable	Allometric equation	r ²	F	p
Juniperus procera	AGB	AGB = 1.12 × DBH ^1.54	0.95	531.95	p < 0.001
	AGB	AGB = 1.13 × CD^1.9	0.68	49.18	p < 0.001
	AGB	AGB = 1.43 × H^1.79	0.54	28.06	p < 0.001
Acacia abyssinica	AGB	AGB = 0.55 × DBH^1.89	0.97	438.13	p < 0.001
	AGB	AGB = 0.74 × H^2.15	0.93	177.69	p < 0.001
	AGB	AGB = 0.11 × CD^3.27	0.78	43.6	p < 0.001