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Table 5 Environmental and human activity characteristics in the three study sites (LLA, MSA, and ISA) in Cat Ba National Park

From: Tree regeneration characteristics in limestone forests of the Cat Ba National Park, Vietnam

Factors

Acronym

Average

LLA

MSA

ISA

Slope (°)

T_Sl

17.23 ± 10.71

13.70 ± 9.67a

19.02 ± 10.38b

21.85 ± 10.62c

Rock surface (%)

T_RS

44.49 ± 31.62

22.71 ± 23.02a

56.71 ± 22.84b

71.99 ± 23.07c

Elevation (m)

T_Ele

75.33 ± 38.92

78.06 ± 37.02b

66.57 ± 37.40a

78.35 ± 42.30b

Soil depth (cm)

S_SD

61.78 ± 38.77

75.89 ± 40.24b

51.97 ± 31.25a

45.67 ± 32.84a

Rock in soil (%)

S_SR

9.59 ± 15.95

11.31 ± 19.83b

10.75 ± 14.96b

5.50 ± 3.77a

Soil moisture (%)

S_SM

8.98 ± 5.72

5.98 ± 5.26a

11.06 ± 4.40b

12.41 ± 4.72c

Sand (%)

S_Sand

31.45 ± 12.86

32.40 ± 11.26b

24.75 ± 7.35a

35.76 ± 16.55c

Silt (%)

S_Silt

40.10 ± 8.18

41.95 ± 7.35b

41.73 ± 5.48b

35.37 ± 9.62a

Clay (%)

S_Clay

28.45 ± 9.48

25.64 ± 10.47a

33.52 ± 5.25c

28.86 ± 8.61b

Soil humus content (%)

S_SH

3.11 ± 1.49

2.67 ± 1.32a

2.76 ± 1.24a

4.20 ± 1.44b

pH

S_pH

5.10 ± 0.56

4.79 ± 0.50a

5.40 ± 0.53b

5.39 ± 0.36b

Hydrolytic acidity (mmol /100 g)

S_HA

5.01 ± 2.11

5.12 ± 1.98b

4.58 ± 1.97a

5.20 ± 2.38b

Cation exchange capacity (mmol / 100 g)

S_CEC

6.92 ± 1.53

6.12 ± 1.43a

7.33 ± 1.11b

7.96 ± 1.22c

Base saturation (%)

S_BS

58.88 ± 11.66

55.34 ± 12.09a

62.78 ± 11.11b

61.64 ± 9.31b

Direct site factor

L_DSF

11.44 ± 6.19

10.68 ± 5.63a

12.14 ± 7.79b

12.15 ± 5.31b

Indirect site factor

L_ISF

9.17 ± 6.40

8.21 ± 2.75a

10.37 ± 11.68b

9.81 ± 3.39b

Total site factor

L_TSF

10.55 ± 5.95

9.65 ± 4.40a

11.54 ± 9.08b

11.25 ± 4.38b

Openness

L_OPN

13.70 ± 8.43

12.26 ± 6.23a

14.99 ± 12.99b

15.08 ± 5.81b

Gap fraction

L_GF

13.63 ± 8.36

12.22 ± 6.1a

14.85 ± 12.98b

15.04 ± 5.70b

Leaf area index

L_LAI

3.09 ± 0.50

3.12 ± 0.35b

3.17 ± 0.71b

2.98 ± 0.50a

Ellipsoidal leaf area distribution

L_ELAD

6.43 ± 2.43

6.18 ± 1.51a

6.35 ± 2.70a

6.95 ± 3.28b

Footpaths

H_FP

1.19 ± 0.45

1.25 ± 0.43b

1.17 ± 0.57a

1.11 ± 0.31a

Stumps

H_STP

0.11 ± 0.31

0.21 ± 0.41b

0.02 ± 0.15a

0.00 ± 0.00a

Animal traps

H_AT

0.65 ± 1.42

0.54 ± 1.16a

0.33 ± 2.03b

1.22 ± 0.95a

  1. The values represent the mean and standard deviation of 30 plots per study site (in total 90 plots). Different lower-case letters indicate significant differences between the three areas (at p ≤ 0.05). We used the “multicomp” package to calculate differences between the three study sites [111]. The acronym column shows the abbreviation of the factor. T terrain factors, S soil properties, L light availabilities, and H human impact