Free Access
Table I
Shoot characteristics and number of trees (n) in each ecological class. Data are means ± standard error. Where letters in superscript differ, data are significantly different.
| Stem characteristic | Social status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suppressed | Co-dominant | Dominant | F | P | |
| Dbase (m) | 0.27 ± 0.03a | 0.36 ± 0.02b | 0.38 ± 0.02c | 56.13 | < 0.001 |
| DBH (m) | 0.21 ± 0.02a | 0.26 ± 0.08b | 0.30 ± 0.01c | 96.33 | < 0.001 |
| Height to first live branch (m) | 9.9 ± 1.5a | 12.2 ± 2.6b | 16.0 ± 1.3c | 16.31 | < 0.001 |
| Tree height (m) | 16.3 ± 1.7a | 19.7 ± 1.6b | 22.8 ± 1.5c | 25.55 | < 0.001 |
| Stem Taper | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 4.83 | ns |
| Mean sapwood width at BH (mm) | 20.1 ± 4.8 | 24.1 ± 5.9 | 21.0 ± 4.8 | 2.36 | ns |
| Mean sapwood area at BH (mm2) | 126.7 ± 4.7a | 183.3 ± 13.1b | 156.8 ± 9.8b | 10.46 | < 0.001 |
| Proportion of HW at BH | 0.94 ± 0.01a | 0.99 ± 0.06b | 1.07 ± 0.02c | 18.15 | < 0.001 |
| n | 82 | 12 | 11 | 2.105 | |