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Table 2 Mean ± SE values of the plots before and after the different silvicultural treatments. Abbreviations: control (CO), understorey clearing (UC), understorey clearing and pine thinning (UCPT), pine logging (PL)

From: Adapting forests to climate change: an experiment to promote different tree species in mixed Scots pine forests (Pinus sylvestris L.)

Plot

Species

Density (individuals/ha)

Basal area (m2/ha)

Before

After

Before

After

CO

P. sylvestris

589 ± 16

589 ± 16

22.7 ± 1.7

22.7 ± 1.7

Q. pubescens

239 ± 79

239 ± 79

5.0 ± 2.6

5.0 ± 2.6

Other species

48 ± 48

48 ± 48

0.3 ± 0.3

0.3 ± 0.3

UC

P. sylvestris

499 ± 65

488 ± 74

22.6 ± 1.5

22.2 ± 1.8

Q. pubescens

117 ± 117

64 ± 53

1.2 ± 1.2

1.1 ± 1.0

Other species

244 ± 153

127 ± 55

3.6 ± 2.3

2.4 ± 1.4

UCPT

P. sylvestris

573 ± 217

406 ± 98

26.4 ± 7.96

18.2 ± 4.0

Q. pubescens

202 ± 70

0

2.8 ± 1.0

0

Other species

212 ± 70

0

18.4 ± 17.5

0

PL

P. sylvestris

586 ± 10

0

17.3 ± 0.6

0

Q. pubescens

585 ± 22

530 ± 56

9.8 ± 2.1

9.1 ± 1.3

Other species

137 ± 56

127 ± 55

6.2 ± 5.0

0.9 ± 0.4