Table 3 Number of plots (N plots), the mean number of shrub species (standard deviation in brackets) and the the total number of shrub species (N shrub) by forest type
From: Shrub richness is primarily driven by climate conditions in Southwestern European woodlands
Forest type | N plots | Mean shrub species | N shrub |
|---|---|---|---|
Deciduous broadleaves | 7453 | 2.89 (2.21) | 131 |
Evergreen broadleaves | 13703 | (4.3 (2.84) | 161 |
Macaronesian broadleaves | 402 | 1.92 (2.20) | 61 |
Macaronesian conifers | 1717 | 1.35 (1.18) | 44 |
Mediterranean conifers | 18072 | 5.13 (3.30) | 157 |
Mixed stands of conifers and broadleaves | 5759 | 4.62 (3.16) | 146 |
Open woodlands | 4930 | 1.98 (2.30) | 114 |
Productive plantations | 4972 | 3.36 (2.19) | 118 |
Subalpine and montane conifers | 12129 | 3.36 (2.27) | 137 |
Unclassified | 11896 | 3.83 (3.07) | 158 |