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.