Study plot location

Variables

Bowal

Shrubland

Woodland

Total

F

P value

Number of plots

10

10

10

30

Rarefied stem number

440

434

447

Rarefied species richness

30

33

40

Density of trees (stems·ha−1)

436.00 ± 235.10

620.00 ± 175.94

497.00 ± 180.62

2.22

0.048

Small trees density (stems·ha−1)

336

432

351

1119

Large trees (stems·ha−1)

100

188

146

434

Height (m)

4.52 ± 0.78a

5.24 ± 0.40ab

5.43 ± 0.73b

5.34

0.011

Maximum height (m)

5.83

6.00

6.58

6.58

Maximum dbh (cm)

41.38

49.66

46.79

Basal area at breast height (m2·ha−1)

3.03 ± 2.06a

5.36 ± 0.97b

4.72 ± 2.69ab

4.16

0.027

Aboveground biomass (t·ha−1)

7.59 ± 6.27

15.99 ± 3.17

18.53 ±12.81

Small trees AGB (t·ha−1)

3.01

4.72

3.49

Large trees AGB (t ha−1)

4.59

11.27

15.04