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Table 2. Physical habitat characteristics of the study sites. Values are means.
Variable
L1
L2
L3
M1
M2
M3
H1
H2
H3
Sample Size (N)
A-Horizon Soil Depth (mm)
15.5
16.5
15
6.99
9.34
15.4
0.765
1.91
5.22
34
Soil Compaction (Lang Units)
3.86
4.36
4.97
6.59
3.95
5.72
8.81
6.93
7.64
240
Soil Shear Strength (kg/cm2)
3.64
2.98
2.77
4.28
2.2
2.35
3.07
2.3
2.97
40
Bare Soil (%)
17
24.7
15.2
45.7
40
22
52.6
74.8
44.4
6
Forbs (%)
6.35
10.1
4.1
10.1
6.54
7.02
5.22
8.41
6.58
6
Grass (%)
5.7
6.48
0.34
3.31
4.27
4.26
8.46
3.6
2.18
6
Woody Plants (%)
28.4
30
12.1
18.2
11.1
17.5
14.3
6.19
8.49
6
Diameter Breast Height (cm)
15.2
17.9
19.1
17.6
18.5
40.4
12.3
11
30.6
47-221
Number of Trees per 3600 m2
55.3
35
31.8
38.3
17
11.8
14.8
16.3
13.5
4
Canopy Cover (%)
47.1
48.3
54.6
56.6
29.3
48.1
4.04
19.9
30.9
10
Basal Area (m2/ha)
22
12.9
25.7
22
3.67
18.4
0
0
11
5
Sapling Density (number/3600 m2)
6.2
6.8
6.8
6.2
5.4
8.6
1
1.6
5.8
5
Small Tree Density (number/3600 m2)
6.2
3.4
6
5.6
3.4
4.8
0.4
0.8
3.4
5
Medium Tree Density (number/3600 m2)
2
0.8
1.2
2.2
1.4
1.2
0
0
1.4
5
Large Tree Density (number/3600 m2)
2.4
1.4
2.8
2.4
0.4
2
0
0
1.2
5
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