Growth at the microscale: long term thinning effects on patterns and timing of intra-annual stem increment in radiata pine

Forest Ecosystems

Table 4 Initial mean diameters and residual stand densities of trees in the study plots

Site	Treatment	Mean DBH ± 1 standard error (cm)	Stand density at the time of dendrometer installation (stems∙ha⁻¹)
Flynn	Thinned	29.8 ± 0.05	976
Flynn	Unthinned	22.4 ± 1.00	200
Mt Gambier	Thinned twice	26.9 ± 0.86	550
	Thinned once	35.0 ± 1.39	549
	Unthinned	32.5 ± 1.87	551