LiDAR crown & understory closure category | |||||
Response variable | Significance | High crown | High crown | Low crown | Low crown |
High understory | Low understory | High understory | Low understory | ||
(HH) | (HL) | (LH) | (LL) | ||
Decline | |||||
% branch dieback | ** | 31.60 ± 2.27a | 23.86 ± 1.48b | 30.52 ± 3.03ab | 31.17 ± 2.12a |
Crown vigor index | * | 2.34 ± 0.09 | 1.97 ± 0.07 | 2.27 ± 0.16 | 2.22 ± 0.10 |
Basal area (m2/ha) | |||||
Live (2.5 - 12.5 cm DBH) | ** | 4.33 ± 0.64a | 2.27 ± 0.56b | 2.48 ± 0.50b | 2.33 ± 0.64b |
Standing dead (>12.5 cm DBH) | * | 6.26 ± 1.30 | 2.46 ± 0.50 | 5.13 ± 1.03 | 4.86 ± 1.15 |