The effects of stump size and within-gap position on sprout non-structural carbohydrates concentrations and regeneration in forest gaps vary among species with different shade tolerances

Ecological Processes

Table 1 Basic description of experimental secondary forest gaps created in March 2015

Forest gaps	Gap size (m²)	Altitude (m)	Aspect (°)	Slope (°)	Height of gap border trees (m)	DBH of gap border trees (cm)	Stump number per gap
Gap1	984	678	191	22	20.0	27.3	93
Gap2	688	679	170	25	19.8	30.8	69
Gap3	968	653	195	19	17.5	28.9	67
Gap4	658	672	220	25	20.1	32.6	55
Gap5	476	664	168	18	19.4	28.8	11
Gap6	484	726	170	25	18.5	31.6	61
Gap7	512	731	158	28	17.2	26.5	101
Gap8	492	762	170	26	18.9	32.5	66