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Table 2 Seedling densities on CWD and on forest floor in the years 2005–2009

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

Year

Microsite area

Seedlings’ density (n/100 m2)

(m2)

Beech

Fir

Spruce

Soil

CWD I–V

CWD IV–V

Soil

CWD I–V

CWD IV–V

Soil

CWD I–V

CWD IV–V

Soil

CWD I–V

CWD IV–V

2005

75.4

385.1

36.4

189.7

20.0***

79.7**

62.3

19.2***

85.2

1.3

7.5**

38.5***

2006

75.4

384.9

36.1

192.3

20.8***

74.8**

74.3

20.0***

77.6

1.3

7.3**

38.8***

2007

75.4

397.0

36.1

204.2

34.0***

133.0

155.2

89.7

229.9

1.3

7.6**

41.6***

2008

75.4

424.6

36.7

193.6

22.6***

76.3**

148.5

62.6*

155.3

1.3

6.8**

35.4***

2009

75.4

444.0

36.7

195.0

22.1***

49.0***

107.4

40.1**

100.8

1.3

5.4*

30.0***

  1. Significant differences (Chi-test) between the densities on forest floor and on two categories of CWD (all DCs 1–5 and DCs 4–5) are marked with *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001