Multidimensional scaling of first-return airborne laser echoes for prediction and model-assisted estimation of a distribution of tree stem diameters

Table 2 Summaries of circular field plots with a radius of 15 m (0.07 ha)

Site	Plots	Dom. Species	Number of species (DBH ≥ 17.5 cm)			Stems with DBH ≥ 17.5 cm			DBH ≥ 17.5 cm
Site	Plots	Dom. Species	Min	Median	Max	Min	Median	Max	Min	Mean	Max
Aillon	12	Beech	2	3	5	7	22	52	17.6	35.2	97.2
Aillon	37	Fir	2	3	5	10	20	66	17.0	38.0	94.5
Bure (OPE)	15	Beech	1	3	5	15	23	35	17.2	30.9	83.1
Bure (OPE)	13	Hornbeam	3	5	7	11	30	45	17.2	35.4	108.9
St. Gobain	15	Beech	1	3	5	8	11	21	17.0	37.5	87.0
	62	Hornbeam	2	3	6	7	14	26	18.0	33.8	104.0
	15	Linden	2	4	6	9	16	23	18.0	32.4	102.0
	14	Maple	2	4	7	7	13	22	18.0	34.5	88.0
	27	Oak	1	3	6	7	13	23	18.0	36.6	122.0
The Vosges	23	Beech	1	2	7	9	25	69	17.2	28.9	104.7
The Vosges	22	Fir	2	3	5	16	28	72	17.2	34.0	109.5

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