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Table 5 Mean biomass (t per hectare ±1 SD) of deadwood per management types and treatments

From: Effects of forest management on biomass stocks in Romanian beech forests

Management type

Protected

Protection

Production

Total production

Age class

Shelterwood

N plots

36

391

2382

1481

866

stump

0

0.13 ± 0.36

0.20 ± 0.46

0.20 ± 0.46

0.21 ± 0.46

branch piles

0

0.01 ± 0.17

0.16 ± 1.66

0.14 ± 1.59

0.18 ± 1.76

lying

5.64 ± 11.56

5.67 ± 15.53

4.04 ± 12.01

3.34 ± 11.17

5.13 ± 13.11

Total downed

5.64 ± 11.56

5.82 ± 15.57

4.40 ± 12.21

3.64 ± 11.26

5.64 ± 13.56

Standing deadwood

16.72 ± 33.00

6.91 ± 16.99

4.62 ± 13.92

3.89 ± 12.11

5.86 ± 16.51

Total

22.36 ± 38.21

12.72 ± 26.27

9.01 ± 19.61

7.53 ± 17.21

11.50 ± 22.91