Table 1. Mean values (±SE) for vegetation variables, and result of pre- and post-storm comparisons at Chebaling, Southern China.

Vegetation variables	Code	Pre-storm	Post-storm	Z	P
No. arborous species	Sp. A	9.0 ± 1.0	6.6 ± 0.9	−1.829	0.067
No. arborous species<3 m	Sp. A <3	2.4 ± 0.5	1.4 ± 0.6	−1.510	0.131
No. arborous species = 3–12 m	Sp. A (3–12)	8.4 ± 1.5	6.2 ± 0.9	−0.420	0.674
No. arborous species >12 m	Sp. A >12	4.7 ± 0.9	1.3 ± 0.5	−2.388	0.017*
No. arborous individuals	Ind. A	19.9 ± 2.7	13.3 ± 1.4	−1.863	0.063
No. arborous individuals<3 m	Ind. A <3	3.5 ± 1.1	1.6 ± 0.8	−1.511	0.131
No. arborous individuals 3–12 m	Ind. A (3–12)	10.8 ± 2.2	9.5 ± 1.9	−1.053	0.292
No. arborous individuals >12 m	Ind. A >12	5.6 ± 1.8	2.1 ± 0.4	−2.207	0.027*
DBH of arborous (cm)	DBH. A	24.6 ± 1.6	27.0 ± 2.0	−0.028	0.978
Height of arborous (m)	Hei. A	10.5 ± 0.6	8.5 ± 0.9	−3.646	0.001**
Canopy cover of arborous	Can Cov	0.8 ± 0.1	0.7 ± 0.1	−0.957	0.339
No. shrub species	Sp. S	6.3 ± 0.9	8.4 ± 1.1	−1.612	0.107
No. shrub individuals	Ind. S	19.5 ± 4.3	27.8 ± 7.6	−1.332	0.183
Height of shrub (m)	Hei. S	0.8 ± 0.1	0.9 ± 0.1	−0.028	0.977
Shrub cover	Shr Cov	0.4 ± 0.1	0.5 ± 0.1	−0.021	0.656
No. grass species	Sp. G	3.9 ± 1.5	5.4 ± 0.5	−1.903	0.057
Grass cover	Gra Cov.	50.3 ± 12.6	62.4 ± 12.5	−1.122	0.262
No. dead trees	DEAD	1.25 ± 0.05	2.43 ± 0.07	−1.036	0.304
Leaf litter depth	LLD	3.30 ± 0.31	5.52 ± 0.63	−0.530	0.586

The Z values are derived from Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test. Level of significance: *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.