Checking variable

Number

Total area

Length sum

Width sum

Mean area

MC change

−0.432

−0.387

−0.420

−0.409

−0.351

(0.001)

(0.002)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.006)

Specific gravity (SG)

0.402

0.380

0.404

0.396

0.283

(0.002)

(0.003)

(0.001)

(0.002)

(0.029)

Number of rings

0.469

0.419

0.472

0.423

0.318

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.013)

Ring angle

−0.476

−0.503

−0.490

−0.507

−0.439

(0.001)

(<0.001)

(<0.001)

(<0.001)

(0.001)