Allometric above-belowground biomass equations for Nothofagus pumilio (Poepp. & Endl.) natural regeneration in the Chilean Patagonia

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Table I

Original and residual forest structure of the forest stands.

	Original structure		Residual structure		Natural regeneration

	N	BA	N	BA	RD	H	BD
Stand	(trees ha⁻¹)	(m² ha⁻¹)	(trees ha⁻¹)	(m² ha⁻¹)	(stems ha⁻¹)	(cm)	(mm)
P	845	64.0	845	64.0	490,500	7.5	1.5
S3	630	61.4	222	29.3	439,500	18.1	3.6
S8	400	69.9	163	37.8	301,500	31.4	4.9
S14	415	74.8	7	4.7	287,250	97.1	13.2

N is tree density; BA is basal area; RD is natural regeneration density; H is the average height of the natural regeneration; BD is the average basal diameter of the natural regeneration.