Table 1 Environmental and forest characteristics of the 11 studied sites included in this study
Sites | Site size (ha) (dimension, m) | No. of subplots | Elevation (m a.s.l.)a | Latitude longitude | No. species per plota | Total species richness | DBH (cm)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plots having a high-level disturbance | |||||||
 LW | 1 (100 × 100) | 25 | 758.6 (749.6, 764.8) | 42° 21′ N; 126°28′ E | 20.9 (16, 29) | 47 | 3.4 (1.0, 75. 0) |
 LHS | 1 (100 × 100) | 25 | 652.9 (640.4, 666.2) | 43° 10′ N; 126° 13′ E | 16.7 (10, 28) | 45 | 6.35 (1.0, 68.5) |
 WQ | 1 (100 × 100) | 25 | 717.7 (705.6, 726.2) | 43° 23′ N; 130° 09′ E | 14.8 (10, 21) | 34 | 6.30 (1.0, 70.0) |
 LTD | 0.6 (100 × 60) | 15 | 892.2 (873.1, 909.4) | 41° 19′ N; 124° 54′ E | 21.1 (15, 26) | 43 | 7.15 (1.0, 53.8) |
Plots having a medium-level disturbance | |||||||
 XP | 0.8 (80 × 100) | 20 | 834.1 (817.0, 851.0) | 40° 54′ N; 124° 47′ E | 18 (14, 26) | 40 | 7.22 (1.0, 60.9) |
 HNH | 1 (100 × 100) | 25 | 721.6 (698.4, 743.7) | 44° 03′ N; 127° 56′ E | 16.1 (11, 23) | 41 | 8.98 (1.0, 75.0) |
 BSL | 1 (100 × 100) | 25 | 1019.9 (1016.3, 1023.1) | 42° 14′ N; 127° 52′ E | 13 (8, 18) | 34 | 7.83 (1.0, 96.5) |
Plots having a low-level disturbance | |||||||
 JCD | 1 (100 × 100) | 25 | 1107.2 (1105.6, 1108.3) | 42° 12′ N; 128° 10′ E | 10.2 (7, 13) | 21 | 8.64 (1, 96) |
 SJH | 1 (100 × 100) | 25 | 998.8 (995.6, 1002.1) | 42° 12′ N; 128° 10′ E | 14.2 (11, 21) | 38 | 7.56 (1.0, 110.0) |
 FH | 1 (100 × 100) | 25 | 877.5 (875.1, 879.7) | 42° 21′ N; 127° 59′ E | 11.4 (7, 15) | 25 | 8.68 (1.0, 115.2) |
 LSH | 1 (100 × 100) | 25 | 727.5 (724.2, 731.1) | 42° 28′ N; 127° 51′ E | 13.0 (8, 20) | 35 | 8.98 (1, 152) |