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. 2013 Oct 8;8(10):e77007. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077007

Table 2. Comparison of two methods for fitting the power-law allometric relationship between stem diameter and coarse roots biomass for three dominant species and mixed species in subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest in east China.

Species	LR				NLR
	AIC_c	a (95% CI)	b (95% CI)	CF	AIC_c	a (95% CI)	b (95% CI)
Castanopsis eyrei	285.1	0.064 (0.046, 0.089)	2.15 (2.03, 2.26)	1.06	348.8	0.462 (0.072, 0.852)	1.57 (1.33, 1.82)
Schima superba	420.1	0.051 (0.036, 0.070)	2.32 (2.19, 2.44)	1.09	586.3	0.213 (−0.056, 0.482)	1.91 (1.54, 2.28)
Pinus massoniana	338.2	0.009(0.007, 0.012)	2.69(2.60,2.79)	1.05	547.9	0.303 (0.054, 0.552)	1.70 (1.48, 1.92)
Mixed species	1147.9	0.031(0.024, 0.040)	2.38 (2.29, 2.48)	1.15	1530.7	0.487 (0.212, 0.763)	1.59 (1.43, 1.75)