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Table 4 Comparison of P. euphratica seedlings and saplings in different habitats in the middle reaches of the Tarim River

From: Tree mortality and regeneration of Euphrates poplar riparian forests along the Tarim River, Northwest China

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Occurrence frequency (%)

Seedling and sapling density (Plant∙m−2)

Plant height (cm)

Young tree density (Plant∙m−2)

Plant height (cm)

CGAs

45.63

0.12 ± 0. 06b

3.53 ± 0.86b

8.31 ± 1.64a

285.0 ± 1.62a

UCAs

34.52

0.08 ± 0.03b

3.12 ± 0.45b

0.28 ± 0.06b

167.0 ± 1.55b

RBAs

100.00

17.56 ± 3.12a

18.76 ± 3.95a

0.34 ± 0.04b

187.0 ± 1.51b

  1. CGAs canopy gap areas, UCAs undercanopy areas, RBAs riverbank areas