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Volume 67 / No 4 (June 2010)

Ann. For. Sci., 67 4 (2010) 401

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Table II

Characteristics of trees in each growth trend category expressed as mean (range) for each region or sub-region.

					Negative trenders						Positive trenders						Neutral trenders
		N	Altitude				DBH	Height	Annual			Age	DBH	Height	Annual				DBH	Height	Annual
Region	Subregion	total	range		n	Age	(cm)	(m)	growth		n	(range)	(cm)	(m)	growth		n	Age	(cm)	(m)	growth
		(trees)	(m.a.s.l.)			(range)			(mm)						(mm)			(range)			(mm)

SCA	Caz	60	1300–1430		45	123	50.2	24.5	1.71		9	172	61.1	27.3	1.34		6	129	54.7	26.1	1.78
SCA						(76–188)	(68.4–41.2)	(18.5–32.2)	(0.44–2.47)			(152–201)	(51.0–78.66)	(21.5–35.3)	(1.19–1.77)			(86–173)	(41.8–69.7)	(21.2–33.7)	(1.23–2.53)
	Sil	30	1270–1430		20	99	48.6	25.6	1.66		1	90	39.4	22.0	1.12		9	96.9	47.9	25.2	1.76
						(84–109)	(57.2–39.9)	(23.0–28.8)	(0.76–2.37)									(94–99)	(46.7–49.9)	(22.8–28.3)	(1.62–1.92)

CUE	Pal	82	1130–1280		46	101.2	34.6	19.5	1.20		5	106.7	26.5	14.2	1.23		31	102.3	34.7	20.7	1.21
CUE	Ser	44	1370–1470		25	85.0	35.9	23.8	1.63		5	85.6	33.9	22.8	1.58		14	80.6	34.1	22.5	1.71
						(80–122)	(47.7–27.6)	(14.7–32.3)	(0.68–2.02)			(80–126)	(26.9–48.1)	(14.2–31.2)	(0.76–1.58)
						(66–100)	(46.2–28.3)	(17.1–28.2)	(1.03–2.00)			(70–94)	(31.8–37.2)	(21.7–23.6)	(1.31–2.24)			(67–96)	(27.8–40.1)	(15.9–27.2)	(1.18–2.47)

TER		30	1200–1400		11	155.0	37.7	14.8	0.87		6	162.3	38.8	14.8	0.86		13	158.4	33.7	15.0	0.81
						(115–188)	(47.0–30.3)	(11.8–18.7)	(0.71–1.23)			(119–184)	(32.7–46.8)	(12.1–17.2)	(0.72–1.13)			(119–196)	(20.7–43.6)	(12.7–17.8)	(0.59–1.19)

TRT		47	1100–1250		19	117.6	35.9	18.3	1.27		12	126.7	37.0	17.7	1.21		16	107.2	35.3	18.7	1.34