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Table 1 Site-wise distribution of sampled plots, with distributions of altitude, temperature and plot basal area covered

From: Climate and ungulate browsing impair regeneration dynamics in spruce-fir-beech forests in the French Alps

Mountain range

Altitude (masl)

Summer temp (∘C)

Tot. BA (per ha)

No. of plots

 

Min.

Mean

Max.

SD

Min.

Mean

Max.

SD

Min.

Mean

Max.

SD

 

Bauges

806

1137

1439

203

9.7

11.8

14.1

1.3

14.8

34.8

50.7

10.2

13

Beaufortain

741

1390

1769

296

8.4

11.0

15.1

1.9

14.1

33.8

64.5

13.3

25

Belledonne

936

1271

1619

208

8.8

11.3

13.1

1.3

19.9

37.9

97.1

16.9

19

Cerces

1303

1666

1765

150

10.1

10.9

11.7

0.5

23.1

36.7

59.3

11.4

8

Chartreuse

515

937

1380

313

9.8

12.7

15.7

2.1

13.4

23.6

36.4

7.7

14

Jura

544

1035

1444

249

9.4

12.0

15.2

1.6

17.8

54.4

133.3

33.5

18

Lauziere

660

1341

1679

298

8.6

11.0

15.4

2.0

12.1

39.6

78.2

19.2

18

Queyras

1029

1512

1774

419

11.3

13.1

16.4

2.8

20.4

23.7

29.7

5.2

3

Vanoise

1001

1448

1796

271

8.9

11.6

14.9

1.8

10.7

33.6

57.8

13.1

16

Ventoux

1010

1219

1357

116

11.3

12.2

13.6

0.7

28.6

36.1

46.3

5.6

9

Vercors

1136

1357

1495

140

10.1

11.1

13.0

1.0

20.4

35.4

73.9

15.7

9