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Paragraph Styles BGB = Below-ground biomass toots AGB Abore- ground bioemass; sh

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Question

Paragraph Styles BGB = Below-ground biomass toots AGB Abore- ground bioemass; shoots 14 1618 20 22 2.4 ogho (AGB) Fig 4. The relationship between below-ground biomass and above-ground biomass in plants. Both axes use a log scale. Fan, J.W., Wang, K, Harris, W, Zhong, H.P, Hu, Z.M, Han, B. & Wang, J.B. (2009). Allocation of vegetation biomass across a climate-related gradient in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. Journal of Arid Ensironments, 73(4), 521-528. A Describe the relationship between abore-ground and below-ground biomass, identifying the independent variable. B. Explain the relationship, using course concepts. C. Predict the below-ground biomass if abore-ground biomass were 1.9 on the log scale.

Explanation / Answer

SolutionA:

There exists a positive relationship between below ground biomass and above ground biomass.

Correlation is positive.

Independent variable--x--Above ground biomass

Dependent variable---y--below ground biomass

r will be in range +0.3 to +0.6