Spring frost and decay fungi are implicated in suppressing aspen re-growth following partial cleaning in juvenile stands | Annals of Forest Science

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Volume 66 / No 8 (December 2009)

Ann. For. Sci., 66 8 (2009) 805

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Table I

Characteristics of residual aspen trees (±standard deviation).

Tree Characteristic	Lac La Biche	Peace River
DBH^a 2004 (cm)	4.23 ± 0.60	5.02 ± 0.74
DBH^a 2008 (cm)	6.86 ± 1.07	7.76 ± 0.93
Height^b (m)	7.37 ± 1.09	7.90 ± 1.24
Basal area^c (m² ha⁻¹): 500 stems ha⁻¹	2.55 ± 1.01	2.50 ± 0.80
Basal area^c (m² ha⁻¹): 1500 stems ha⁻¹	5.61 ± 2.01	5.92 ± 7.74

^a

DBH refers to the tree diameter at breast height (1.3 m); n = 600.

^b

Measured in 2008; n = 180.

^c

Measured in 2008; n = 30.