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Table I

Main stand characteristics. Classification of moorland types was assessed using the vegetation measurements according to Timbal and Caze (2005). MH, M and D stand for mesohygric, mesic and dry moorlands, respectively.

Stand Pine forest Stand Stand Stand
code age BA density
(year) (m2 ha-1) (tree ha-1)
MH1 Cestas Bray 34 28.2 313
MH2 Marcheprime C5 32 27.8 414
MH3 Marcheprime H5 35 20.3 294
MH4 Gujan-Mestras 31 22 229
Nezzer 1262
MH5 Gujan-Mestras 33 28.8 273
Nezzer 590
MH6 Retjons 30 28 22.2 356
M1 Marcheprime C21 30 15.6 239
M2 Vieux Boucau 2 32 31.9 391
M3 Herm 49 27 22.5 347
M4 Losse 41 28 25.6 306
M5 Messanges 23 31 31.4 419
D1 Soustons 42 31 16.9 536
D2 Vielle Soubiran 1 28 22.3 434
D3 Vielle Soubiran 2 25 20.9 584
Pontenx les forges 4–61 / 113–2500