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Table 1 Stand characteristics (means ± standard error) after applying the thinning treatments

From: Hardwood seedling establishment below Aleppo pine depends on thinning intensity in two Mediterranean sites

 

Ayora (Spain)

St Mitre (France)

 

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Moderate thinning

Heavy thinning

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Moderate thinning

Heavy thinning

Tree density (number/ha)

1067 ± 244

344 ± 32

165 ± 43

1644 ± 448

576 ± 29

196 ± 63

Basal area (m2/ha)

31.7 ± 2.2

12.4 ± 2.7

7.5 ± 1.8

32.0 ± 3.9

19.2 ± 0.7

10.2 ± 0.9

  1. Tree density and basal area were measured just before seedling introduction