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Table 2 Mortality rates by stem count and basal area for focal species and major groupings, based on remeasurements of individual trees

From: Predisposing factors’ effects on mortality of oak (Quercus) and hickory (Carya) species in mature forests undergoing mesophication in Appalachian Ohio

Group

Species

Sample size

Stem count mortality (%)

Basal area mortality (%)

White oak subgenus

White oak

130

23.4

21.7

Chestnut Oak

169

19.8

19.8

Total

299

22.4

20.8

Red oak subgenus

Northern red oak

66

41.8

34.0

Black oak

60

26.7

23.0

Scarlet oak

24

61.3

78.8

Total

150

41.3

40.0

Oak genus

Total oaks

449

28.7

28.7

Hickory genus

Pignut hickory

52

23.9

30.9

All trees

Total trees

501

28.3

28.7