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Table I

Main database characteristics used to develop the CWD models in the studied Pinus spp. plantations in Northern Spain.

Mean Minimum Maximum Standard deviation
Pinus spp. stands (n = 66 plots)
QMD (cm) 22.2 13.2 58.3 6.3
Ho (m) 10.6 4.5 16.7 2.7
N (trees/ha) 803 26 1585 344
BA (m2/ha) 23.2 5.6 39.3 8.3
Altitude (m asl) 973 800 1100 81
pH 5.4 4.1 6.4 0.6
Rainfall (mm) 688 518 944 118
RJune (mm) 50 43 59 3
RJuly (mm) 27 23 32 2
RAugust (mm) 25 20 28 2
MinT (°C) 3.8 2.8 4.7 0.5
MeanT (°C) 9.9 9.0 11.0 0.5
MaxT (°C) 16.0 15.0 17.4 0.5
Radiation (10 kJ/(m day μm) 2045 2027 2111 15.1
BAsnags(m2/ha) 0.2 0 1.2 0.3
Vlogs(m3/ha) 1.5 0 5.9 1.9

QMD: Quadratic mean diameter in cm, Ho: dominant height in m, N: trees per ha, BA: stand basal area in m2/ha, Altitude in m asl, RJune, RJuly and RAugust are rainfall for the months of June, July and August, in mm, MinT, MeanT and MaxT are minimum, mean and maximum temperature in °C, BAsnags: basal area of snags in m2/ha and Vlogs: volume of logs in m3/ha.