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Fig. 2 | Forest Ecosystems

Fig. 2

From: Dynamics of dead wood decay in Swiss forests

Fig. 2

Results of conditional inference tree, where the dependent variables were model residuals (modeled minus observed carbon stocks) and independent variable was wood type, hardwood (HW) or softwood (SW), and environmental variables. Wood type was a significant predictor of model residuals for downed logs, whereas species and annual precipitation were significant predictors for standing snags. Snags of Fagus spp. decayed significantly faster compared to other species, and non-Fagus spp. snags decayed faster in plots with higher precipitation. Logs of hardwood species decayed faster than logs of softwood species

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