Table 3 Structural characteristics of the tree communities based on trees with minimum diameter at breast height (DBH) of 10 cm

Maximum tree DBH (cm)

64 (22)^a

51 (16)^b

34 (11)^c

52 (21)^b

41 (14)^d

Mean tree DBH (cm)

23 (4)^a

24 (7)^a

19 (6)^b

21 (5)^c

20 (5)^b

Basal area (m² · ha⁻¹)

6.2 (2.7)^a

5.5 (2.7)^b

2.8 (1.5)^c

4.6 (2.0)^d

3.9 (1.7)^e

Stem density (stems · ha⁻¹)

118 (50)^b

109 (60)^ab

96 (62)^b

115 (59)^a

116 (62)^a

Proportion of stems with DBH 10–20 cm (%)

54 (20)^a

44 (25)^b

62 (28)^c

59 (22)^c

60 (24)^c

Dead tree density (stems · ha⁻¹)

21 (25)^a

9 (15)^b

17 (25)^a

18 (27)^a

18 (26)^a

Tree cover from field observations (%)

29 (12)^b

31 (12)^bc

19 (9)^a

26 (7)^ab

22 (12)^a

Mean EVI 2007–2012

0.274 (0.014)^b

0.281 (0.015)^c

0.266 (0.011)^a

0.267 (0.012)^a

0.266 (0.013)^a