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Table I
Characteristics of the four regeneration patches under canopy (C) and in gaps (G) in the two plots, assessed during spring and summer 2005: range of relative irradiance values (RI), patch size, average seedling density, seedling height and diameter (mean ± SE) for each species.
| Plot 1 | Plot 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | G | C | G | ||
| RI (min-max %) | 4.3–6.8 | 24.0–36.8 | 3.0–7.2 | 35.9–49.9 | |
| Patch size (m2) | 58.9 | 66.6 | 65.9 | 79.9 | |
| Average seedling density (m−2) | 4.7 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 18.9 | |
| Diameter (mm) | |||||
| A. pseudoplatanus | 2.65 ± 1.55 | 4.46 ± 1.58 | 2.86 ± 1.37 | 2.68 ± 1.30 | |
| A. campestre | 1.6 ± 0.93 | 3.21 ± 1.18 | 1.84 ± 0.94 | 1.62 ± 0.65 | |
| A. platanoides | 2.16 ± 1.39 | 4.41 ± 1.57 | 2.00 ± 0.93 | 2.16 ± 1.20 | |
| F. sylvatica | 4.86 ± 2.32 | 5.57 ± 2.36 | 5.89 ± 3.97 | 4.86 ± 2.59 | |
| Height (cm) | |||||
| A. pseudoplatanus | 43.3 ± 19.0 | 44.7 ± 21.9 | 21.5 ± 10.5 | 18.5 ± 11.2 | |
| A. campestre | 17.6 ± 8.2 | 26.8 ± 13.9 | 13.1 ± 6.7 | 11.3 ± 4.7 | |
| A. platanoides | 26.7 ± 17.7 | 34. ± 17.6 | 13.2 ± 7.2 | 13.5 ± 8.1 | |
| F. sylvatica | 66.4 ± 32.0 | 71.2 ± 35.3 | 61.7 ± 40.9 | 51.4 ± 26.8 | |