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Table 1 Morphologic traits measured for each sample tree

From: Effects of local neighbourhood diversity on crown structure and productivity of individual trees in mature mixed-species forests

Measure

Abbreviation

Origin

Reference/Calculation

Basal area (cm2)

BA

Point cloud/Inventory

DBH2 × π/4

Diameter at breast height (cm)

DBH

QSM

Raumonen et al. (2013)

Crown volume (m3)

CV

Point cloud

See methods this publication

Tree height (m)

TH

Point cloud

Zmax – Zmin

Total wood volume (m3)

Vtot

QSM

Raumonen et al. (2013)

Merchantable wood volume (m3)

Vmw

QSM

See methods this publication

Volume of fine woody material (m3)

Vfwm

QSM

See methods this publication

Crown base height (m)

CBH

Point cloud

See methods this publication

Crown projection area (m2)

CPA

Point cloud

See methods this publication

Crown surface area (m2)

CSA

Point cloud

See methods this publication

Basal area increment (cm2∙year−1)

BAI

Point cloud/Inventory

∆BA/∆years

Branch length sum (m)

 

QSM

Raumonen et al. (2013)

Mean branch angle 1st order (°)

 

QSM

See methods this publication

Mean branch angle 2nd order (°)

 

QSM

See methods this publication

Formula wood volume (m3)

Vf

Inventory

Bergel (1973, 1974)

Formula wood volume increment (m3∙year−1)

VfI

Inventory

∆VfI /∆years