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. 2012 May 2;7(5):e36131. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036131

Table 1. Tree species within the Yosemite Forest Dynamics Plot in 2010.

Tree species Family Density (stems/ha) Basal area (m2/ha) Stems ≥1 cm dbh Stems ≥10 cm dbh Stems ≥100 cm dbh Large-diameter prop. (%)
Trees ≥1 cm dbh
Abies concolor Pinaceae 956.3 29.28 24,481 9,634 103 0.4
Pinus lambertiana Pinaceae 185.5 28.75 4,748 2,166 339 7.1
Cornus nuttallii Cornaceae 92.5 0.26 2,368 287 - -
Calocedrus decurrens Cupressaceae 62.2 4.78 1,592 685 45 2.8
Quercus kelloggii Fagaceae 43.3 1.12 1,109 735 - -
Prunus spp. Rosaceae 5.0 t 128 - - -
Abies magnifica Pinaceae 0.4 0.06 11 5 1 9.1
Salix scouleriana Salicaceae 0.4 t 11 - - -
Pseudotsuga menziesii Pinaceae 0.2 0.03 6 3 1 16.7
Pinus ponderosa Pinaceae t 0.01 2 1 - -
Rhamnus californica Rhamnaceae t t 1 - - -
Live tree total 1,346.0 64.32 34,458 13,516 489 1.4
Snags ≥10 cm dbh
Abies concolor 1,971 64 3.2
Pinus lambertiana 530 133 25.1
Quercus kelloggii 127 - -
Calocedrus decurrens 46 5 10.9
Pseudotsuga menziesii 1 1 100.0
Cornus nuttallii 1 - -
Unknown 21 7 33.3
Dead tree total 2,697 210 7.8

t – trace; less than one tree per 10 ha; less than 0.01 m2/ha.