Table 3 Characteristics of 15 recently established stands of Quercus robur describing the spatial, size and age structure of stands
Forest stand | Patch size (m2) | Density (tree per ha) | Mean nearest neighbour distance (m) | Mean size (dbh cm) | Standard deviation of size (dbh cm) | Maximum age (years) | Mean age (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 3749 | 260 | 2.23 | 17.7 | 9.45 | 69 | 30 |
B | 1225 | 230 | 5.62 | 21.7 | 22.0 | 192 | 32 |
C | 1790 | 200 | 2.70 | 24.1 | 10.5 | 86 | 71 |
D | 3147 | 150 | 3.86 | 31.7 | 16.6 | 147 | 65 |
E | 1107 | 240 | 2.79 | 21.5 | 17.5 | 64 | 39 |
F | 1056 | 270 | 3.05 | 17.7 | 11.2 | 51 | 31 |
G | 5039 | 62 | 7.22 | 34.6 | 9.67 | 50 | 46 |
H | 2293 | 230 | 3.94 | 20.6 | 11.5 | 63 | 36 |
I | 6626 | 170 | 3.46 | 23.5 | 11.1 | 70 | 41 |
K | 2607 | 180 | 3.64 | 26.9 | 12.3 | 41 | 32 |
L | 360 | 440 | 1.38 | 21.2 | 13.4 | 71 | 34 |
M | 1457 | 400 | 4.36 | 19.6 | 14.7 | 42 | 26 |
O | 2832 | 92 | 4.38 | 23.8 | 10.8 | 75 | 43 |
P | 754 | 200 | 4.53 | 21.2 | 14.6 | 69 | 40 |
Q | 2579 | 110 | 4.33 | 27.9 | 13.7 | 71 | 35 |