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Table 1 Number and diameter at breast height (DBH) of trees with DBH ≥12 cm that had died between measurement occasions in the permanent plots and number of those still standing when the current status of the dead trees was checked in the period 2008–2011

From: Do larger snags stand longer?—snag longevity in mixed conifer–hardwood forests in Hokkaido, Japan

 

Number of dead trees

DBH of dead trees (cm)

Species

All

Standing

Mean (SD)

Median

Max.

Abies sachalinensis

335

110

35 (17.0)

34

74

Picea spp.

72

17

37 (24.7)

30

104

Quercus crispula

95

19

25 (24.0)

16

156

Phellodendron amurense

110

18

19 (7.1)

16

44

Acer pictum

146

15

24 (13.5)

19

78

Tilia japonica

158

17

24 (15.7)

16

74

Other conifers

3

1

25 (5.8)

24

36

Other hardwoods

527

97

21 (10.7)

18

86

  1. Thirteen unidentifiable snags were not included