The effects of thinning intensity and tree size on the growth response to annual climate in Cedrus atlantica: a linear mixed modeling approach

Table 2 Description of the thinning operations. Thinning intensity is given as a percentage of the stand basal area removed compared to the control plot. Thinning treatment corresponds to the number of crown class(es) remaining on the plot after thinning

	Plot 1		Plot 2		Plot 3		Plot 4
Management	High thinning intensity		Medium thinning intensity		Light thinning intensity		Control
Year of thinning	1991	2002	1991	2000	1991	1998	1991
Number of stems after thinning (N ha⁻¹)	550	250	1200	550	1800	1200	2500
Thinning treatment	2	1	3	2	4	3	5
Basal area after and [before] thinning (m² ha⁻¹)	9.6 [33.4]	14.5 [27.8]	18.2 [34.3]	19.5 [33.5]	26.2 [34.3]	29.2 [39.5]	33.1 [33.1]
Thinning intensity (%)	72	75	49	64	27	39	0
Crown class(es) remaining on the parcel	Dom, Co-dom	Dom	Dom, Co-dom, Inter	Dom, Co-dom	Dom, Co-dom, Inter, Over	Dom, Co-dom, Inter	Dom, Co-dom, Inter, Over, Sup

Dom Dominant, Co-dom Co-dominant, Inter Intermediate, Over Overtopped, Sup Suppressed

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