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Table III
Thinning effects on gross increment and mortality .
Species | Effect on gross increment (ug) | Effect on density dependent mortality (um) | |||||||
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n | γ g | 95% confidence interval | r 2 | n | γ m | 95% confidence interval | r 2 | ||
Lodgepole pine | 22 | 3.56 | 2.948 to 4.170 | 0.7188 | 20 | 4.286 | 3.075 to 5.496 | 0.2978 | |
Scots pine | 7 | 1.915 | 1.080 to 2.750 | 0.4975 | 3 | 8.63 | –2.534 to 19.79 | –6.403 | |
Hemlock | 5 | 1.879 | 1.112 to 2.647 | 0.8204 | 5 | 1.806 | 0.1697 to 3.443 | 0.7562 | |
Monarch birch | 4 | 1.495 | 1.158 to 1.833 | 0.89 | 3 | 2.313 | 2.063 to 2.563 | 0.997 | |
Gold birch | 5 | 5.699 | –2.168 to 13.57 | 0.53 | 4 | 2.589 | 1.402 to 3.776 | 0.35 | |
All species | 43 | 3.518 | 2.775 to 4.260 | 0.41 | 35 | 3.933 | 3.148 to 4.718 | 0.60 |