Table 4 Description of the diameter at breast height (DBH, cm) and height (m) of the sampled trees.

From: Defense pattern of Chinese cork oak across latitudinal gradients: influences of ontogeny, herbivory, climate and soil nutrients

Sites

Mature trees

Juvenile trees

DBH

Height

DBH

Height

Pinggu, Beijing

17.48 ± 2.48

9.17 ± 2.11

3.86 ± 2.40

4.64 ± 1.67

Lincheng, Hebei

19.98 ± 3.69

10.79 ± 1.80

5.38 ± 0.37

5.48 ± 1.57

Jiyuan, Henan

18.08 ± 1.69

9.99 ± 0.99

5.34 ± 0.13

4.74 ± 2.22

Neixiang, Henan

17.84 ± 1.54

11.09 ± 1.25

4.80 ± 0.56

5.33 ± 1.71

Zigui, Hubei

18.10 ± 1.92

11.27 ± 1.32

5.25 ± 0.71

5.58 ± 1.86

Cili, Hunan

15.42 ± 3.45

9.35 ± 0.94

5.21 ± 0.20

5.98 ± 2.30

Chengbu, Hunan

17.56 ± 2.81

9.20 ± 1.60

5.36 ± 0.04

4.98 ± 1.20

  1. A total of 4 plots were established at each latitudinal site, where three juveniles and three mature trees were sampled in each plot. Data show the mean value ± sd.
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