Table 2 The parameter estimates and evaluation indices of biomass and carbon models for 20 forest types.

From: Estimating changes of forest carbon storage in China for 70 years (1949–2018)

Forest types

Parameter estimates

Evaluation indices of model (1)

a0

b0

c0

d0(CF)

RSR

R2

SEE/m3

TRE/%

ASE/%

MPE/%

MPSE/%

Coniferous

 Fir

4.1095

0.5976

0.8181

0.4951

0.2223

0.871

47.62

 − 0.04

2.82

2.22

17.37

 Spruce

1.3879

0.7168

0.7991

0.4901

0.2514

0.913

29.97

 − 0.02

5.79

1.24

15.77

 Larch

0.6986

0.8262

0.7794

0.4888

0.2830

0.936

15.10

 − 0.02

3.41

0.83

13.36

 Chinese fir

0.5743

0.7120

0.8109

0.4969

0.2332

0.936

12.07

 − 0.01

4.43

0.87

14.06

 Cypress

0.4545

1.5341

0.8007

0.5013

0.2489

0.947

22.57

0.00

3.02

1.65

16.48

 Masson pine

1.4282

0.9768

0.8297

0.5162

0.2053

0.953

11.28

0.00

1.31

0.67

9.95

 Chinese pine

0.2112

1.1235

0.8098

0.5130

0.2349

0.966

16.17

0.00

 − 0.63

1.66

15.72

 Yunnan pine

0.9158

0.6501

0.8453

0.5047

0.1830

0.973

11.89

0.00

3.98

1.71

13.81

 Other coniferous

1.0721

0.8303

0.8041

0.5009

0.2436

0.946

20.86

 − 0.01

6.35

1.64

20.35

Broadleaved

 Oak

0.7196

1.2948

0.7930

0.4810

0.2610

0.917

26.74

 − 0.01

2.95

0.85

17.44

 Birch

0.7507

1.0118

0.7821

0.4867

0.2786

0.898

17.34

0.01

1.28

1.02

14.48

 Poplar

0.2945

0.8978

0.8246

0.4725

0.2127

0.934

12.18

0.00

0.23

0.78

13.19

 Robinia

0.3864

1.5499

0.7833

0.4838

0.2767

0.933

10.83

 − 0.02

3.33

2.02

14.83

 Eucalypt

0.3330

1.1740

0.7793

0.5238

0.2832

0.962

8.98

0.00

1.32

1.18

8.88

 Rubber-woods

0.2401

0.8679

0.7981

0.4956

0.2530

0.989

4.36

− 0.01

3.74

0.57

6.83

 Other hard-broad

0.3454

1.2130

0.7880

0.4856

0.2690

0.933

14.37

 − 0.01

2.94

1.17

17.67

 Other soft-broad

0.6534

0.9920

0.7954

0.4873

0.2572

0.897

18.63

 − 0.02

4.83

1.79

19.65

Mixed

 Coniferous

3.3612

0.8348

0.8088

0.5014

0.2364

0.919

19.98

 − 0.01

2.41

1.25

14.16

 Conifer-broadleaved

2.2575

0.9560

0.7961

0.4920

0.2561

0.892

20.73

 − 0.04

3.84

0.90

15.85

 Broadleaved

1.3944

1.1086

0.7938

0.4835

0.2598

0.916

22.69

 − 0.03

3.36

0.47

15.48

  1. All parameter estimates are significant at the level a = 0.01. Parameter d0 is equivalent to the average carbon factor (CF) of each forest type, and RSR is the average root-to-shoot ratio resulting from Eq. (5).