Table 3.
The stand characteristics and vegetation community composition of Chinese fir plantations and natural secondary forests with different stand ages.
| Plot | N | Stand density (stems/ha) | Mean DBH (cm) | Basal area (m2/ha) | Stand composition (% of stand basal area) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese fir | Castanopsis carlesii | Castanopsis fargesii | Schima superba | Castanopsis faberi | Castanopsis fissa | Othera | |||||
| CF8 | 3 | 3088 ± 804 | 12.28 ± 0.68 | 32 ± 2.95 | 97 ± 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 ± 2 |
| CF21 | 3 | 1400 ± 352 | 19.81 ± 1.01 | 40.2 ± 7 | 93 ± 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 ± 3.5 |
| CF27 | 3 | 1863 ± 444 | 23.22 ± 1.37 | 43.8 ± 8.45 | 96 ± 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 ± 2 |
| CF40 | 3 | 1142 ± 291 | 27.85 ± 1.94 | 43.4 ± 5.3 | 92 ± 3 | 0 | 5 ± 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 ± 1.5 |
| NF10 | 3 | 2739 ± 110 | 9.32 ± 2 | 23.2 ± 4.1 | 0 | 1 ± 0.5 | 14 ± 6 | 3 ± 1 | 0 | 20 ± 9.5 | 62 ± 14.5 |
| NF18 | 3 | 2244 ± 283 | 10.9 ± 1.4 | 25.7 ± 2.4 | 3 ± 1 | 9 ± 8 | 46 ± 3.5 | 6 ± 4 | 4 ± 3.5 | 0 | 32 ± 4.5 |
| NF28 | 3 | 2658 ± 240 | 11.1 ± 0.2 | 31.1 ± 3.7 | 2 ± 1 | 0 | 41 ± 5.5 | 10 ± 3.5 | 4 ± 4 | 4 ± 3.5 | 39 ± 5.5 |
| NF38 | 3 | 1739 ± 255 | 12.1 ± 0.6 | 27.7 ± 2.1 | 3 ± 1 | 11 ± 9.5 | 34 ± 12.5 | 26 ± 20.5 | 4 ± 4 | 0 | 22 ± 6.5 |
| NF100 | 3 | 1179 ± 109 | 16.4 ± 1.4 | 56.8 ± 6.8 | 0 | 58 ± 21 | 0 | 1 ± 0.5 | 8 ± 4.5 | 0 | 33 ± 17.5 |
The others’ category included Cinnamomum micranthum, Pinus massoniana, Sloanea sinensis, Cyclobalanopsis glauca, Cinnamomum camphora, Lithocarpus glaber, Meliosma rigida, Machilus chekiangensis, Liquidambar formosana, Cinnamomum porrectum, Micromelum falcatum, Illicium lanceolatum, Rapanea neriifolia, Engelhardtia fenzlii, Machilus versicolora, Eurya loquaiana, Rhododendron henryi, Phyllostachys heterocycle, Phoebe bournei, Ormosia xylocarpa, Castanopsis tibetana, Castanopsis eyrei, Neolitsea aurata, Adinandra millettii, Illicium ternstroemioides and Machilus velutina.