Potential soil methane oxidation in naturally regenerated oak-dominated temperate deciduous forest stands responds to soil water status regardless of their age—an intact core incubation study

Table 1 Characteristics of the 16 selected stands in an oak-dominated naturally regenerated forest

Stand ID	Age (year)	Basal area (m² ha⁻¹)	Density (trees ha⁻¹)	Sampling campaign
1	20	12.2	19367	3
2	26	20.4	7167	3
3	26	29.2	11875	3
4	40	25.7	2742	1, 2, 3
5	50	35.2	2033	1, 2, 3
6	50	27.5	3917	1, 2, 3
7	60	27.9	2392	1, 2, 3
8	60	35.6	2925	1, 2, 3
9	86	29.4	858	1, 2
10	89	31.1	892	1, 2
11	89	43.7	1058	1, 2
12	128	27.5	858	1, 2
13	129	23.5	608	1, 2
14	129	25.2	942	1, 2
15	139	24.5	550	1, 2
16	143	26.4	933	1, 2

The numerical digits in the last column refer to the sampling campaigns where the stand was included: 1 September 17–October 9, 2018, 2 March 25–April 13, 2019 , 3 August 27–September 5, 2019

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