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Table I
Mean values and standard deviations per plot through the chronosequence for basal area (BA; m2 ha) and tree height (TH; m) of the sampled trees (see Bermúdez et al., 2007). The three host species are considered separately. ST: total number of sampled trees per forest age; SN: total number of samples (quadrats) per forest age. For each forest age, the highest value of each structural parameter is shown in bold.
| Host tree species | Forest age (years after harvest) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 15 | 25 | 60 | ||
| Erica arborea | BA | 2.1 ± 1.2 | 5.3 ± 3.7 | 10 ± 5.3 | 18.3 ± 2.5 |
| TH | 4.2 ± 1.2 | 6.7 ± 1.1 | 10.2 ± 2.1 | 11 ± 1.2 | |
| ST | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | |
| SN | 5 | 9 | 240 | 372 | |
| Laurus novocanariensis | BA | 2.6 ± 0.1 | 12.5 ± 8.8 | 18.7 ± 8.4 | 40.1 ± 26.1 |
| TH | 4.8 ± 1.3 | 9.3 ± 1.2 | 12.1 ± 1.4 | 13.4 ± 1.5 | |
| ST | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | |
| SN | 2 | 23 | 368 | 678 | |
| Myrica faya | BA | 2.7 ± 1.2 | 20.7 ± 11.5 | 32.7 ± 19.5 | 11.5 ± 3.4 |
| TH | 4.5 ± 1.3 | 9.2 ± 1.4 | 11.4 ± 2.7 | 12.4 ± 1.1 | |
| ST | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | |
| SN | 7 | 9 | 359 | 364 | |
| Total | BA | 8.6 ± 0.9 | 35.7 ± 14.9 | 62.7 ± 12.5 | 69.5 ± 17.3 |
| TH | 4.5 ± 1.5 | 8.8 ± 1.7 | 10.78 ± 1.9 | 12.59 ± 1.5 | |
| ST | 45 | 45 | 45 | 19 | |
| SN | 14 | 41 | 967 | 1414 | |