Table 1.

Stand characteristics of larch plantations across the four stand ages

Age (year)	Elevation (m)	Number of plots	Aspect	Slope (°)	DBH (cm)	Average height (m)	Stand density (tree·ha− 1)
11	1606 − 1616	3	North	0 − 1	7.31 ± 2.46	7.29 ± 1.15	2006 ± 59
23	1624 − 1635	3	North	1 − 5	15.22 ± 2.60	14.75 ± 1.28	1511 ± 169
37	1639 − 1652	3	North	4 − 8	23.22 ± 4.76	20.56 ± 3.06	903 ± 73
47	1664 − 1672	3	North	0 − 3	24.06 ± 4.11	21.63 ± 3.48	737 ± 23

Values are shown as mean ± standard deviation based on three independent stand-level replicates for each stand age