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Table III
Vertical structure indices in the experimental plots in Navafría forest (N1, N2, N3, N4 and N5) and Valsaín forest (V1, V2, V3, V4, V5,V6,V7 and V8): H′, Shannon’s index; STVI, structure index based on the variance; SQRI, structure index based on the sum of square roots; DH3, Gadow’s index for height and 3 neighbours; SCI, structure complexity index.
| Study site | Plot | H′ | STVI | SQRI | DH3 | SCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | 0.37 | 0.08 | 1.03 | 0.13 | ||
| N2 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 0.91 | 0.07 | 1.46 | |
| Navafría | N3 | 0.87 | 0.22 | 1.27 | 0.08 | 1.49 |
| N4 | 0.71 | 0.08 | 0.99 | 0.06 | 1.05 | |
| N5 | 0.7 | 0.15 | 1.14 | 0.06 | 1.11 | |
| V1 | 1.55 | 0.64 | 2.7 | 0.19 | 2.8 | |
| V2 | 1.21 | 0.38 | 1.63 | 0.13 | 2.03 | |
| V3 | 0.93 | 0.23 | 1.34 | 0.12 | 1.75 | |
| Valsaín | V4 | 0.73 | 0.13 | 1.12 | 0.07 | 1.37 |
| V5 | 0.59 | 0.24 | 1.35 | 0.07 | 1.25 | |
| V6 | 0.89 | 0.27 | 1.45 | 0.07 | 1.23 | |
| V7 | 1.34 | 0.97 | 2 | 0.17 | 1.73 | |
| V8 | 1.06 | 0.43 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1.81 |