Height-Diameter Allometry for Tree Species in Tanzania Mainland

Table 5

Performance of different combination of climate and forest parameters on regional and forest type specific H estimating models.

Variables	Akaike Information Criterion (AIC)
	Regional	Lowland	Montane	Miombo	Bushland	Cultivated	Grassland	Mangroves	Pines	Eucalyptus	Wetlands
BA	150932	11667	11552	94685	15272	9223	4191	1366	1866	535	487
CI	153650	11697	11634	95401	15403	9369	4288	1388	1927	555	488
Dry	153316	11699	11686	95131	15315	9343	4290	1410	2003	565	487
PRA	153006	11675	11672	94853	15363	9349	4234	1409	2003	564	487
BA, CI	150842	11668	11546	94579	15262	9222	4193	1362	1855	536	486
BA, Dry	150416	11664	11554	94271	15176	9201	4193	1367	1868	530	486
BA, PRA	150232	11645	11550	94096	15244	9207	4162	1368	1867	522	488
CI, Dry	152871	11693	11636	94908	15282	9327	4289	1390	1929	556	488
CI, PRA	152518	11673	11628	94557	15329	9335	4233	1390	1928	555	488
Dry, PRA	152871	11650	11671	94783	15314	9337	4228	1411	2002	566	485
BA, CI, dry	150352	11665	11548	94191	15159	9199	4194	1363	1857	532	486
BA, CI, PRA	150149	11646	11545	93966	15228	9206	4164	1364	1856	524	487
CI, PRA, Dry	152421	11649	11627	94514	15279	9322	4226	1392	1930	557	486
BA, Dry, PRA	150156	11625	11552	94035	15177	9200	4158	1369	1868	523	482
BA, CI, Dry, PRA	150083	11626	11547	93922	15161	9198	4160	1365	1857	524	481

Powered letters are nonsignificant of the respective variables, i.e., d_m: number of dry months; CI: competition index; precipitation; and BA: basal area.