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Table 3 Trend in LER from 1901 to 2016, with values of the lower and upper bounds (i.e., lb; ub) and the p-value. Significant (i.e., p-value < 0.05) trends are in bold

From: Changes in tree-ring wood density of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), silver fir (Abies alba Mill.), and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) in European mountain forests between 1901 and 2016

Species

Site

Country

LER trend (lb; ub)

p-value

Beech

Velingrad

Bulgaria

No trend

0.580

Igman

Bosnia and Herzegovina

No trend

0.110

Jelovica

Slovenia

0.26 (0.04; 0.48)

0.025

Dürsüti

Switzerland

No trend

0.760

Kreuth

Germany

0.54 (0.20; 0.86)

0.003

Fir

Velingrad

Bulgaria

0.32 (0.24; 0.41)

 < 0.001

Igman

Bosnia and Herzegovina

-0.23 (-0.40; -0.06)

0.009

Jelovica

Slovenia

0.18 (0.11; 0.24)

 < 0.001

Dürsüti

Switzerland

0.26 (0.08; 0.43)

0.005

Kreuth

Germany

0.44 (0.35; 0.53)

 < 0.001

Spruce

Velingrad

Bulgaria

0.36 (0.30; 0.41)

 < 0.001

Igman

Bosnia and Herzegovina

-0.18 (-0.28 – -0.09)

 < 0.001

Jelovica

Slovenia

No trend

0.550

Dürsüti

Switzerland

-0.36 (-0.56; -0.17)

 < 0.001

Kreuth

Germany

0.19 (0.13; 0.25)

 < 0.001