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Table 6 Pearson’s correlation coefficient r between component BD and diameter of all tree components for each tree species (stem diameter for bark) where stem w/o knots means stem under bark without knots, Br ins means branch insertions and Br w/o ins means branches without insertions

From: Improving aboveground biomass estimates by taking into account density variations between tree components

Tree species

Stem w/o knots

Bark

Knots

Br ins

Br w/o ins

Abies alba

0.35

0.68

0.41

0.72

0.73

 

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Picea abies

− 0.49

− 0.03

0.21

0.67

0.59

 

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NS

***

***

***

Pseudotsuga menziesii

0.07

− 0.33

0.26

0.32

0.03

 

NS

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NS

  1. The stars indicate the r significance: NS, p ≥ 0.05; *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001