Table 5.

Comparison of the selected general models and previously published both generic and for each species.

Species	Previously developed models	predicted AGB mean in (Kg)	SE	RMSE		MPE		TRE (%)
				Kg	%	Kg	%
A. gummifera	Chave et al.33	2233.5	900.74	951	35.2	471.8*	17.4	− 17.4
	Asrat et al.26	2576.9	887.43	567.2	21	128.3	4.7	− 4.7
	Chave et al.34	2223.2	949.08	936.7	34.6	482.0*	17.8	− 17.8
	Brown36	2964	1074.33	434.9	16.1	− 258.8*	− 9.6	9.6
	M 1	2716.6	1067.48	284.4	10.5	− 11.4	− 0.4	0.04
C. macrostachyus	Chave et al.33	1320	377.97	318.6	27.1	− 145.2*	− 12.4	12.4
	Asrat et al.26	1614.2	379.83	697.1	59.3	− 439.4**	− 37.4	37.4
	Chave et al.34	1289.1	521.24	296.1	25.2	− 114.3	− 9.7	9.7
	Brown36	1955.4	562.35	1038.5	88.4	− 780.6***	− 66.4	66.5
	M 1	1190.4	372.84	207.8	17.7	− 15.7	− 1.3	1.07
S. guineense	Chave et al.33	1815.4	703.59	483.1	31.2	− 264.8*	− 17.1	17.1
	Asrat et al.26	2664.9	701.36	1913.4	123.4	− 1114.3*	− 71.9	71.9
	Chave et al.34	1795.7	1067.79	479.2	30.9	− 245.1*	− 15.8	15.8
	Brown36	2757.6	1061.76	1930.2	124.5	− 1207.0*	− 77.8	77.8
	M 1	1601.1	616.78	130.8	8.4	− 50.5	− 3.3	2.5
V. dainellii	Chave et al.33	341.2	98.37	16.8	79.7	307.5*	47.4	− 46.9
	Asrat et al.26	632.8	102.51	219.6	33.9	15.9	2.5	1.0
	Chave et al.34	322.1	179.04	322.1	82.9	326.6*	50.3	− 49.8
	Brown36	545.5	160.18	263.4	40.6	103.2	15.9	− 15.0
	M1	601	185.09	158.5	24.4	47.7	7.3	− 8.2
B. abyssinica	Chave et al.33	324.9	102.42	89.3	23	63.8**	16.4	− 16.4
	Asrat et al.26	393.2	106.67	64.1	16.5	− 4.5	− 1.2	1.2
	Chave et al.34	306.2	113.55	108.3	27.9	82.4**	21.2	− 21.2
	Brown36	556.7	183.85	271.2	69.8	− 168.0*	− 43.2	43.2
	M1	389.2	117.25	59.4	15.3	− 0.6	− 0.1	0.02

M1, The best selected model in the present study; SE, Standard Error; Significance level: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.