Table 1 Bark features in the 3 analysed species in the study area.

From: Fungal diversity driven by bark features affects phorophyte preference in epiphytic orchids from southern China

Tree species

Bark thickness

Bark density

Water holding capacity

Bark pH

Maximum profile height (Rt)

Mean profile height Rz (DIN)

mm

mg/mm3

%

mm

mm

Q. yiwuensis

11.4 ± 1.7a

0.10 ± 0.03

45.82 ± 0.77b

6.5 ± 022

10.08 ± 3.37

4.62 ± 1.59 a

P. weinmannifolia

7.2 ± 1.6b

0.08 ± 0.01

52.74 ± 2.48a

6.0 ± 0.36

8.42 ± 4.28

3.62 ± 0.98 a

B. percoriacea

4.1 ± 0.8c

0.09 ± 0.02

52.40 ± 2.73a

6.0 ± 0.34

5.00 ± 1.41

1.52 ± 0.49 b

  1. Number of bark cores 3–6 from each tree, taken at different heights on the tree. Data shown are means and SD of four individual trees (bark thickness, density, WHC). Bark roughness was measured in situ with a 150 mm profile comb. Different lettering indicates significant differences at P ≤ 0.05.
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