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Table 1 Stand structural traits of the core plot stand (1 ha) including standing and living trees; dbh is the diameter at breast height (1.3 m above ground); data includes tree increment and tree ingrowth

From: Understory dynamics after disturbance accelerate succession from spruce to beech-dominated forest—the Siggaboda case study

Species

Mean dbh dg (cm)

Mean height hg (m)

Tree number (n·ha−1)

Basal area (m2·ha−1)

Growing stock (m3·ha−1)

December 2004

 Norway spruce

35.9

28.0

264

26.7

350.2

 European beech

19.9

16.4

182

5.5

45.2

 Other species

20.8

16.1

40

0.8

6.7

 

Total

486

33.0

402.1

April 2011

 Norway spruce

24.0

21.9

151

6.7

78.9

 European beech

19.9

15.9

181

5.6

46.3

 Other species

14.5

16.2

31

0.5

4.4

 

Total

363

12.9

129.6

  1. Slight variation compared to values reported for 2004 in Bolte et al. (2010) are due to reassessments of tree status (lying/standing, living/dead) in 2004 by 2011 status