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 4 Effects of within-gap position and tree species on the sprout density, growth, and survival of 1-year-old and 2-year-old sprouts

Factors	df	Sprout density		Sprout height		Sprout basal diameter		Sprout survival
Factors	df	F	P	F	P	F	P	F	P
One-year-old
WGP	4	1.18	0.44	1.20	0.46	1.22	0.45	0.39	0.81
TS	2	6.85	0.05	21.92	0.02	0.37	0.72	3.30	0.18
WGP × TS	8	0.32	0.92	0.66	0.72	1.39	0.43	1.93	0.32
Two-year-old
WGP	4	0.33	0.85	3.72	0.16	2.40	0.25	0.93	0.55
TS	2	3.09	0.16	18.82	0.02	1.13	0.43	0.07	0.93
WGP × TS	8	1.31	0.42	0.88	0.61	1.38	0.46	1.42	0.43

Significant effects (P < 0.05) are bolded. WGP within-gap position, TS tree species