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Table 2 Soil temperature and moisture (mean ± standard error around the mean, SEM) measured at 10 cm depth from March to September in 2012 and 2013 tabulated by stand basal area interval and shrub conditions

From: Pinus nigra Arn. ssp. salzmannii seedling recruitment is affected by stand basal area, shrub cover and climate interactions

Stand basal area intervala

2012

2013

Soil temperature (°C)

Soil moisture (%)

Soil temperature (°C)

Soil moisture (%)

ISC

OSC

ISC

OSC

ISC

OSC

ISC

OSC

Dense

7.1 (0.5)

7.3 (0.4)

12.1 (0.4)

10.9 (0.3)

5.0 (0.5)

6.2 (0.3)

12.3 (0.5)

11.3 (0.4)

Medium

8.2 (0.4)

10.0 (0.3)

11.0 (0.3)

6.2 (0.2)

6.1 (0.5)

8.1 (0.2)

12.2 (0.3)

8.7 (0.3)

Low

8.0 (0.3)

10.5 (0.3)

10.0 (0.2)

6.0 (0.5)

7.9 (0.4)

8.5 (0.4)

12.1 (0.4)

8.5 (0.5)

  1. ISC inside shrub cover, OSC outside shrub cover)
  2. aBasal area intervals (low (BA1 15–20 m2 ha−1), medium (BA2 25–30 m2 ha−1) and dense (BA3 35–40 m2ha−1))