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Table 1 Area covered by CWD in 1-ha study plot in the beginning (2005) and at the end of the study period (2009).

From: European beech, silver fir, and Norway spruce differ in establishment, height growth, and mortality rates on coarse woody debris and forest floor—a study from a mixed beech forest in the Western Carpathians

Decay class

Area covered by CWD (m2/ha)

Beech

Fir

Spruce

Othersa

2005

 1

85.2

34.8

55.2

0.0

 2

35.5

35.8

41.0

2.2

 3

19.5

17.1

17.6

4.8

 4

9.0

6.1

11.3

5.3

 5

0.1

2.2

0.7

1.8

 Total

149.3

96.0

125.8

14.1

2009

 1

102.8

48.0

59.1

0.8

 2

37.4

42.7

44.7

3.0

 3

28.4

17.6

17.6

5.1

 4

9.0

6.1

11.1b

5.9

 5

0.1

2.2

0.7

1.8

 Total

177.7

116.6

133.2

16.6

  1. aConifer wood of unidentified species
  2. bDecrease due to fragmentation of single log