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Table 8 Harmonization of forest management types across ancient statistics and national forest inventory data. While these data were merged, national forest inventory data primarily describes the physical forest structure of forest plots, and the three ancient statistics describe forest management types

From: Ancient forest statistics provide centennial perspective over the status and dynamics of forest area in France

Statistics

Forest management type

Decennial agricultural statistics (1892)

Simple coppice

Coppice conversion

Coppice-with-standards

High broadleaved forest

High coniferous forest

Decreed afforestation perimeters and unproductive coastal dunes

Daubrée statistics (1908)

Simple coppice

Coppice conversion

Coppice-with-standards

High forest

Unproductive forest area

Decennial agricultural statistics (1929)

Simple coppice

Coppice-with-standards

High broadleaved forest

High coniferous forest

Recently afforested area

NFI (20081)

Coppice

Mixture of coppice and high forest

Even-aged and uneven-aged high forest

Undefined forest structure

Harmonization

Coppice

Coppice-with-standards

High forest

Other forests

  1. 1median year