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Table 7 Pairwise t test on the number of succeeding tree species (plot size, 15 × 15 m2) in the canopy and extended canopy strata of the northern P. densiflora stands

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

 

Northern mesic (n = 53)

Northern dry (n = 58)

No. of species1 (mean ± SE)

t

p

No. of species (mean ± SE)

t

p

Total

 

− 0.45

0.65

 

− 3.24

< 0.01

 Canopy

1.9 ± 0.13

  

1.4 ± 0.07

  

 Extended canopy

2.0 ± 0.12

  

1.6 ± 0.08

  

Quercus

 

− 1.07

0.29

 

− 2.06

0.04

 Canopy

0.9 ± 0.07

  

1.1 ± 0.06

  

 Extended canopy

1.0 ± 0.07

  

1.2 ± 0.06

  

Others

 

− 0.20

0.84

 

− 2.21

0.03

 Canopy

1.0 ± 0.09

  

0.3 ± 0.07

  

 Extended canopy

1.0 ± 0.08

  

0.4 ± 0.08

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