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Table 2 Linear model of intra-tree wood density variation according to the three factors studied

From: Influence of tree species, tree diameter and soil types on wood density and its radial variation in a mid-altitude rainforest in Madagascar

Factors

Parameter

Estimate

Std. error

t value

Pr(>|t|)

 

Tree diameter

(Intercept)

0.670397

0.013347

50.23

<2e-16

***

Distance to pith Dp

0.007174

0.003025

2.371

0.0179

*

Diameter

 Small diameter

0.021917

0.023336

0.939

0.3479

Interaction Diameter × Dp

 Small diameter × Dp

−0.004962

0.008087

−0.614

0.5397

Residual standard error: 0.1556

Multiple R-squared: 0.006677, Adjusted R-squared: 0.03171

F-statistic: 1.904, p value: 0.1273

P values for Diameter and Diameter × Dp test are for significant differences relative to “Big Diameter”

R 2 (model) = 1.27 %, R 2 (Diameter) = 0.0003 %, R 2 (Dp) = 0.96 %, R 2 (Diameter x Dp) = 0.31 %

Light requirement

(Intercept)

0.61

0.03

17.80

<2e−16

***

Distance to pith Dp

0.004

0.01

0.47

0.64

Light requirement

 Pioneer light demander

0.03

0.04

0.90

0.37

 Semi-shade-tolerant

0.14

0.04

3.64

0.00

***

Interaction: Light requirement × Dp

 Pioneer light demander × Dp

0.002

0.01

0.20

0.84

 Semi-shade-tolerant × Dp

−0.001

0.01

−0.10

0.92

Residual standard error: 0.1509

Multiple R-squared: 0.1064, Adjusted R-squared: 0.1007

F-statistic: 18.69, p value: <2.2e−16

P values for Light requirement and Light requirement × Dp test are for significant differences relative to “Nomad light demander”

R 2 (model) = 11.4 %, R 2 (Light requirement) = 10.2 %, R 2 (Light requirement) = 0.8 %, R 2 (Light requirement × Dp) = 0.4 %

Soil type

(Intercept)

0.41

0.06

6.49

<0.001

***

Distance to pith Dp

0.004

0.02

0.25

0.80

Soil type

 Xanthic ferralsol

0.28

0.06

4.35

<0.001

***

 Orthic ferralsol

0.28

0.07

4.26

<0.001

***

 Acric and xanthic ferralsol

0.28

0.07

3.93

<0.001

***

 Entisols

0.16

0.10

1.63

0.10

 Interaction: Soil type × Dp

 Xanthic ferralsol × Dp

0.002

0.02

0.12

0.91

 Orthic ferralsol × Dp

−0.01

0.02

−0.41

0.68

 Acric and xanthic ferralsol × Dp

0.01

0.02

0.39

0.70

 Entisols × Dp

0.01

0.03

0.38

0.71

Residual standard error: 0.1475

Multiple R-squared: 0.1141, Adjusted R-squared: 0.1046

F-statistic: 12.07, p value: <2.2e−16

P values for Soil type and Soil type × Dp test are for significant differences relative to “Soils of lowland complex”

R 2 (model) = 12.5 %, R 2 (Soil type) = 10.62 %, R 2 (Dp) = 0.78 %, R 2 (Soil type × Dp) = 1.08 %

  1. Wood density is in g.cm-3
  2. *** significant at the 0.1 % level, ** significant at the 1 %, * significant at the 5 %, – non significant