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. 2018 Nov 12;13(11):e0207151. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207151

Table 1. Overview data per region.

Biogeographic region [39] Country Region Private ownership Forest area (1000 ha) NFI number Dates of NFI measurements mean and standard deviation of interval length (yr) Nr of forest plots Nr of trees Plot radius1 (m) Diameter threshold1 (cm)
Boreal Finland Northern Finland 52%  8185 NFI10/NFI11 2004-2008/ 2009–2013 4.5 3369 23225 angle count method2  
Boreal Finland Southern Finland 92%  4197 NFI10/NFI11 2004-2008/ 2009–2013 4.9 2914 22502 angle count method2  
Boreal Sweden Småland  84% 1986 NFI7-8/NFI8-9 2005-2009/ 2010–2014 5.0 (0) 2020 35094 3.5/10 4/10
Continental/Alpine Germany Bavaria  69% 2605 NFI2/NFI3 2000-2002/ 2011–2012 10.0 (0.67) 7895 61240 angle count method2  7
Continental/Alpine Switzerland Alps  31% 799 NFI2/NFI3 1993-1996/ 2004–2006 11.3 (1.14) 3169 36768 8/12.6 12/36
Continental/Alpine Switzerland Jura+Plateau  34% 458 NFI2/NFI3 1993-1996/ 2004–2006 10.3 (0.67) 2034 24235 8/12.6 12/36
Continental/Alpine Slovenia Maribor  54% 97 NFI1/NFI2  1992–2002 / 2002–2012 10 8036 108715 8/12.6 10/30
Atlantic Netherlands Netherlands  51% 373 NFI5/NFI6 2001-2005/ 2012–2013 9.6 (1.56) 1217 25562 variable (5–20 m) 5
Atlantic Germany North Rhine-Westphalia  83% 608 NFI2/NFI3 2000-2002/ 2011–2012 10.2 (0.60) 2287 14383 angle count method2  7
Atlantic Ireland Southern and Eastern Ireland  39% 324 NFI1/NFI2 2004-2006/ 2009–2012 6.0 (0.91) 580 11395 3/7/12.62 7/12/20
Atlantic Spain Galicia 99% 1396 NFI2/NFI3 1986-1987/ 1997–1998 11.0 (0.02) 3941 75929 5/10/15/25 7.5/12.5/22.5/42.5
Mediterranean Spain Catalonia  81% 1541 NFI2/NFI3 1989-1990/ 2000–2001 11.3 (0.68) 8471 138831 5/10/15/25 7.5/12.5/22.5/42.5
Mediterranean Spain Castilla y León  47% 2435 NFI2/NFI3 1991-1992/ 2002–2004 11.5 (1.13) 9224 136773 5/10/15/25 7.5/12.5/22.5/42.5
Total       24923     7.2 53796 714652    

1 Multiple diameter thresholds indicate a design with plots consisting of concentric circles with their radii and the corresponding thresholds

2 see for details on this method for example [30].