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Table 2 Range of plot- and sample tree-level attributes associated with the analyses of northern red, black, chestnut, and white oak, including plot-level basal area (BA), relative density (RD), site index (SI; upland oak, base-age 50), individual tree DBH, and individual tree age

From: Drought response of upland oak (Quercus L.) species in Appalachian hardwood forests of the southeastern USA

 

Mean

Standard deviation

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

Standard deviation

Minimum

Maximum

Drought 1

Drought 2

Northern red oak

 BA (m2/ha)

19.1

6.0

9.2

35.1

26.9

8.2

13.1

55.1

 RD (%)

0.34

0.11

0.16

0.59

0.44

0.14

0.21

0.83

 DBH (cm)

32.3

7.1

11.6

52.6

41.7

8.8

14.0

65.0

 SI (m)

24.1

2.2

18.0

29.3

24.1

2.2

18.0

29.3

 Age (yrs)

44

12

18

70

64

12

38

90

Black oak

 BA (m2/ha)

17.1

5.2

9.2

25.9

24.3

7.2

13.1

34.7

 RD (%)

0.30

0.10

0.16

0.48

0.39

0.12

0.21

0.58

 DBH (cm)

33.9

4.5

23.3

43.3

40.7

5.4

27.2

51.9

 SI (m)

24.6

1.8

21.3

27.7

24.6

1.8

21.3

27.7

 Age (yrs)

50

9

30

60

70

9

50

80

Chestnut oak

 BA (m2/ha)

18.3

4.6

10.8

28.2

25.3

5.2

15.4

33.1

 RD (%)

0.34

0.09

0.17

0.51

0.43

0.10

0.22

0.56

 DBH (cm)

28.5

5.3

20.2

43.0

35.2

6.4

25.8

55.0

 SI (m)

23.9

2.2

18.0

27.7

23.9

2.2

18.0

27.7

 Age (yrs)

44

10

27

68

64

10

47

88

White oak

 BA (m2/ha)

17.5

4.4

10.8

25.9

24.6

5.3

16.1

34.7

 RD (%)

0.30

0.08

0.17

0.47

0.38

0.09

0.25

0.58

 DBH (cm)

33.1

5.5

22.5

46.3

40.7

6.8

25.9

63.8

 SI (m)

24.7

1.7

21.6

27.7

24.7

1.7

21.6

27.7

 Age (yrs)

56

7

38

70

76

7

58

90