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Table IV
Stand characteristics of the SNFI plots used to test the mortality model.
| Plots/Trees | 29/504 | |
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| Plots with mortality/Dead trees | 10/20 | |
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| Individual tree characteristics | Average | SD |
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| dbh (cm) | 16.0 | 11.4 |
| h (m) | 8.9 | 2.8 |
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| Stand characteristics | Average | SD |
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| N (trees/ha) | 1329.4 | 836.0 |
| Dm (cm) | 12.7 | 4.5 |
| DG (cm) | 13.5 | 5.2 |
| Hm (m) | 7.8 | 1.7 |
| Ho (m) | 9.7 | 2.6 |
| BA (m2/ha) | 14.5 | 6.7 |
| HSI | 32.3 | 11.6 |
dbh: breast-height diameter; h: total height N: density; Dm mean diameter; DG: mean square diameter; Hm: mean height; Ho: dominant height; BA: basal area; HSI: hart index. SD: standard deviation.