Table 2 Descriptive statistics of four biodiversity indices, biomass/basal area and tree age of 27 plots.
From: The strength of soil-plant interactions under forest is related to a Critical Soil Depth
Aboveground P&CA signals | Min | SD | Median | Mean | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TL | Shannon index | 1.80 | 0.42 | 2.85 | 2.79 | 3.41 |
Species richness | 25.00 | 10.34 | 39.00 | 41.81 | 69.0 | |
Evenness | 0.53 | 0.09 | 0.77 | 0.75 | 0.85 | |
Phylogenetic diversity | 2.01 | 0.17 | 2.63 | 2.58 | 2.77 | |
Basal area [m2/plot] | 0.22 | 1.29 | 2.07 | 2.15 | 4.93 | |
Tree age [a] | 21.72 | 26.05 | 71.71 | 67.40 | 115.54 | |
HL | Shannon index | 1.59 | 0.60 | 3.49 | 3.25 | 3.90 |
Species richness | 25.00 | 10.43 | 42.00 | 42.89 | 71.00 | |
Evenness | 0.48 | 0.15 | 0.94 | 0.87 | 1.00 | |
Phylogenetic diversity | 2.03 | 0.46 | 3.76 | 3.50 | 3.84 | |
Total biomass [g m−2] | 0.19 | 17.52 | 17.92 | 21.08 | 74.60 |
