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Table 6 Number of succeeding tree species along the moisture condition in P. densiflora forests of the northern temperate zone

From: Review on the succession process of Pinus densiflora forests in South Korea: progressive and disturbance-driven succession

 

Canopy stratum

Extended canopy stratum

No. of species1 (mean ± SE)

F

p

No. of species (mean ± SE)

F

p

Total

 

13.67

< 0.01

 

6.9

0.01

 Northern mesic

1.9 ± 0.13

  

2.0 ± 0.12

  

 Northern dry

1.4 ± 0.07

  

1.6 ± 0.08

  

Quercus

 

2.05

0.16

 

2.00

0.17

 Northern mesic

0.9 ± 0.12

  

1.0 ± 0.12

  

 Northern dry

1.1 ± 0.06

  

1.2 ± 0.06

  

Others

 

18.74

< 0.01

 

13.45

< 0.01

 Northern mesic

1.0 ± 0.16

  

1.0 ± 0.14

  

 Northern dry

0.3 ± 0.07

  

0.4 ± 0.08

  
  1. 1Number of plots for northern mesic is 53, and those for northern dry is 58 (plot size, 15 × 15 m2)