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Table 1 Characteristics of growth and mortality survey datasets (D1, D2, D3)

From: Joint simulation of stand dynamics and landscape evolution using a tree-level model for mixed uneven-aged forests

Dataset

Sample trees or seedlings/saplings

Plot characteristics

 

Species

Number of samples

Height range (m)

dbh range (cm)

Agea range (year)

Nb. of elements

Total area (buffer not included)

Basal area (m2/ha)

Stem density/ha (with height >1.3 m)

D1

     

76 plotsb

16.48 ha

1.0–102.5

206–18514

 

P. nigra

10,757

1.3–22.4

1–47

12–117

    

D2

     

4,488 plots

159.73 ha

1.3–96.5

70–12173

 

P. nigra

15,509

2.3–27.6

4–64

9–125

    
 

P. sylvestris

26,533

1.3–26.2

2–70

10–205

    
 

P. uncinata

4,370

2.7–21.1

5–52

12–245

    
 

Abies alba

4,705

2.6–41.4

4–100

15–235

    
 

Fagus sylvatica

14,103

2.8–35.4

5–83

12–248

    

D3

 

c

   

9 sites

6.18 ha

13.7–43.0

884–6058

 

P. nigra

873

0.3–6.6

0.2–7.4

1–31

    
 

P. sylvestris

286

0.3–5.7

0.5–7.4

3–22

    
 

Abies alba

958

0.3–9.3

0.3–7.4

1–45

    
 

Fagus sylvatica

1239

0.3–14.1

0.2–7.4

1–68

    
  1. aD1 and D2: total age; D3: age at 0.3 m from the ground
  2. b76 plots : 6 thinning or precommercial thinning experiments + 30 yield plots
  3. D3: cseedlings/saplings only (sample “trees” with dbh ≥ 7.5 cm are not included here)
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Annals of Forest Science

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