Table 1 Characterizations of soil, trees and the location of each intensive site (plots of 20 × 20 m) and descriptions of the experimental design
Site | Altitude (m) | Total number of trees with DBH > 20 cm | Slope | Number of trees with measurement of | Soil humidity measurement | Mean of trees’ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sap flux | ψ pd | ψ min | Age (years) | Height (m) | DBH (cm) | |||||
A | 1,020 | 21 | 36° | 3 | 7 | 4 | Yes | 63 | 16 | 28 |
B | 1,100 | 16 | 47° | 1 | 2 |  | No | 81 | 12 | 25 |
C | 1,100 | 20 | 44° | 1 | 4 |  | No | 105 | 15 | 31 |
D | 1,360 | 16 | 27° | 4 | 4 | 5 | Yes | 156 | 15 | 36 |