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Table 3 Descriptive statistics for forest structure metrics by landform type in 1997 and 2005

From: Landform type mediates compositional change in a hurricane-disturbed sub-tropical forest

Variable

Year

Statistic

Draw

Ridge

Riverine

Slope

Whole forest

DBH (cm)

1997

Mean

11.66

9.81

14.45

10.24

11.06

SD

10.72

7.47

12.67

8.49

9.57

n

319

671

335

593

1918

2005

Mean

11.96

10.69

15.18

10.26

11.70

SD

9.57

7.74

12.70

9.10

9.80

n

312

499

317

463

1591

Height (m)

1997

Mean

10.00

8.59

9.70

8.31

8.93

SD

4.70

3.54

5.45

3.62

4.21

n

317

669

333

582

1901

2005

Mean

8.00

7.24

7.42

7.52

7.50

SD

2.93

2.62

2.79

3.58

3.03

n

311

499

317

453

1580

Tree abundance

1997

n

319

671

335

593

1918

2005

n

312

499

317

463

1591

 

% Change

− 2.24

− 34.47

− 5.68

− 28.08

− 20.55

  1. Sample size is lower for height because of missing data points