Table 1
Earlier studies on Järvselja old-growth forest.
| Author(s) | Publishing year | Measurement year/period | Inventory type* | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kollom, M. | 2011 | 1922–2010 | 3 | (Kollom, 2011) |
| Kasesalu, H. | 2001 | 2001 | 1 | (Kasesalu, 2001) |
| Kasesalu, A. | 1985, 1993 | 1982, 1983 | 1 | (Kasesalu, 1985), (Kasesalu, 1993) |
| Irdt, E., Rebane, H. | 1985 | 1954–1985 | 1; 2 | (Irdt & Rebane, 1985) |
| Pettai, T. | 1985 | 1922–1984 | 3 | (Pettai, 1985) |
| Raukas, A. | 1967 | 1958–1959 | 1; 3 | (Raukas, 1967) |
| Krigul, T. | 1961 | 1958, 1959 | 3 | (Krigul, 1961) |
| Krigul, T. | 1940 | 1939 | 3 | (Krigul, 1940) |
| Visnapuu, M. | 1927 | 1927 | 3 | (Krigul, 1940) |

Figure 1
H-D model calculation scheme based on the Näslund function.
Table 2
H-D model parameters from Nigul et al. (2021) study.
| Tree species | Chapman-Richards function (Eq. 5) | Näslund function (Eq. 1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | b | c | a | b | |
| SP | 30.67342 | 0.032552 | 0.80312 | 1.59472 | 0.30835 |
| NS | 39.02975 | 0.033294 | 1.18444 | 2.16428 | 0.27970 |
| BI | 33.57059 | 0.023891 | 0.62549 | 1.19810 | 0.31378 |
| CA | 37.72567 | 0.043817 | 0.89476 | 1.28707 | 0.28380 |
| BAR | 30.46570 | 0.036539 | 0.85649 | 1.43745 | 0.30966 |
| LI | 33.70126 | 0.040448 | 1.07656 | 1.69100 | 0.29469 |
| NM | 33.17741 | 0.030304 | 0.76981 | 1.26131 | 0.31403 |
| Other | 34.06000 | 0.035000 | 0.91100 | 1.51900 | 0.30000 |
[i] Tree species and tree species codes are as follows: SP – Scots pine; NS – Norway spruce; BI – silver birch and downy birch; CA – common aspen; BAR – black alder; LI – linden family; NM – Norway maple

Figure 2
The measured areas (light green colour) in Järvselja old-growth forest (compartment JS226) following the numbered sub-compartments. The locations of mapped downed trees and stems (A) and standing live and dead trees (B) are presented (green dots - live trees, blue dots - dead standing trees, red dots - standing snags, blue lines – downed trees and stems).
Table 3
Wood density and related model parameters for Equation 14.
| Species | Fresh wood basic density d0, g/cm3 | Equation constants | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a0 | a1 | ||
| Pedunculate oak | 584.4 | 529.58 | −88.546 |
| European ash | 574.7 | 529.58 | −88.546 |
| Elm family | 550.4 | 529.58 | −88.546 |
| Larch family | 547.7 | 433.39 | −55.003 |
| Fir family | 317.0 | 431.07 | −56.649 |
| Willow family | 387.0 | 435.23 | −58.931 |
Table 4
Wood density and C relative content according to tree species and decay class (Köster et al., 2015; Saarman & Veibri, 2006; Uri et al., 2019, 2017, 2014).
| Variable | Tree species | Decay class | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fresh | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Basic density, g/cm3 | SP | 422.71 | 381.12 | 337.22 | 258.82 | 233.72 | 141.82 |
| NS, DF | 375.01 | 410.72 | 354.22 | 280.72 | 191.32 | 124.82 | |
| BI, ER | 538.21 | 466.62 | 326.52 | 230.02 | 175.92 | 112.12 | |
| CA, LI, NA | 419.21 | 391.32 | 330.62 | 230.62 | 161.12 | 60.72 | |
| BAR | 440.51 | 422.42 | 289.42 | 212.92 | 158.92 | 95.62 | |
| CAR, CH, BC, OD | 396.03 | 426.92 | 345.32 | 220.72 | 184.92 | 153.62 | |
| PO, NM | 584.41 | 486.7 | 389.0 | 291.3 | 193.5 | 95.8 | |
| AH | 574.71 | 478.6 | 382.5 | 286.4 | 190.3 | 94.2 | |
| EL | 550.41 | 458.4 | 366.3 | 274.3 | 182.3 | 90.2 | |
| WI | 387.01 | 334.6 | 282.2 | 229.8 | 177.4 | 125.0 | |
| LF | 547.71 | 478.2 | 408.7 | 339.2 | 269.7 | 200.1 | |
| FF | 317.01 | 275.3 | 233.7 | 192.0 | 150.4 | 108.7 | |
| Carbon relative content, % | SP, LF | 47.464 | 49.032 | 49.262 | 49.562 | 49.582 | 50.212 |
| NS, DF, FF | 47.46 | 48.352 | 48.312 | 47.932 | 49.602 | 51.332 | |
| BI, ER, WI, PO, AH, NM, EL | 47.005 | 47.162 | 47.692 | 47.452 | 48.802 | 50.122 | |
| CA, LI, NA | 47.00 | 47.192 | 47.372 | 47.382 | 46.562 | 46.312 | |
| BAR | 47.30 | 47.892 | 48.242 | 48.072 | 48.352 | 48.112 | |
| CAR, CH, BC, OD | 47.303 | 48.022 | 48.072 | 48.712 | 47.952 | 48.042 | |
Tree species and tree species codes are as follows: CA – common aspen; EL – elm family; BI – silver birch and downy birch; NS – Norway spruce; DF – Douglas fir; FF – fir family; BAR – black alder; CAR – common alder; SP – Scots pine; LF – larch family; ER – European rowan; LI – linden family; WI – willow family; AH – European ash; BC – bird cherry; NM – Norway maple; CH – Common hazel; PO – Pedunculate oak; OD – other deciduous; NA – species undeterminable.
The original values from earlier studies are indicated as follows:
3 (Uri et al., 2014)
4 (Uri et al., 2019)
5 (Uri et al., 2017)
Table 5
Summary statistics of the measured data.
| Variable | Live trees | Standing dead wood | Snags | Downed dead wood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of measured trees, (N) | 6205 | 270 | 1119 | 2983 |
| Number of estimated trees in the compartment JS226 | 16227 | 1073 | 2749 | 6112 |
| Dominating species* | NS, SP, WI, LI, BAR | NS, SP | NS, SP, CA, BAR | NS, SP |
| Mean diameter, D (cm) | 22.5 | 22.8 | 31.3 | 26.9 |
| Mean height/length, H/L (m) | 21.3 | 21.8 | 3.9 | 8.6 |
| Mean decay class | - | 1.91 | 2.60 | 3.03 |
| Mean stem volume, V (m3) | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.21 | 0.34 |
| Mean stem lateral surface area, SLSA (m2) | 7.61 | 7.95 | 2.62 | 5.15 |
Table 6
Stand characteristics in sub-compartments.
| Sub-compartment | Area, ha | Cohort | Stand composition1 | N | G | M | S | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| per hectare2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 0.60 | Live | 50NS25BAR19SP2BI2WI1AH1LI | 1505 | 21.2 | 198.0 | 4696 | 38.263 |
| Snags | 87NA7NS6BAR | 127 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 119 | 0.623 | ||
| Downed | 51NS2SP+BAR47NA | 281 | 137.8 | 1916 | 21.968 | |||
| 2 | 0.74 | Live | 62SP38NS | 905 | 31.4 | 339.5 | 6585 | 65.224 |
| Dead | 57NS26BI17SP | 151 | 4.4 | 44.7 | 1038 | 6.918 | ||
| Snags | 74SP22NS4NA | 82 | 1.5 | 9.9 | 246 | 1.579 | ||
| Downed | 30SP27BI13NS30NA | 164 | 23.5 | 499 | 3.795 | |||
| 3 | 1.13 | Live | 58SP29NS9BAR4BI | 952 | 31.9 | 309.0 | 6509 | 60.798 |
| Dead | 59NS41SP | 167 | 1.3 | 8.8 | 340 | 1.464 | ||
| Snags | 35SP34BI30NS1NA | 134 | 2.8 | 10.3 | 264 | 1.595 | ||
| Downed | 70NS10BI1SP17NA | 184 | 16.8 | 441 | 2.545 | |||
| 4 | 3.37 | Live | 59SP26NS9BI6BAR | 921 | 33.2 | 330.2 | 6656 | 66.027 |
| Dead | 80SP20NS | 63 | 2.6 | 24.6 | 500 | 4.319 | ||
| Snags | 44SP38NA10BI8NS | 183 | 7.8 | 37.7 | 655 | 5.999 | ||
| Downed | 28NS17SP16BI2CA37NA | 310 | 53.2 | 1197 | 7.167 | |||
| 5 | 1.11 | Live | 33WI22LI11AH11BI10NM5RE1CA1DF | 1435 | 36.6 | 360.3 | 7063 | 77.277 |
| Dead | 100NS | 14 | 2.8 | 37.4 | 406 | 6.401 | ||
| Snags | 67CA29NS3NA1RE | 225 | 35.3 | 105.3 | 805 | 11.803 | ||
| Downed | 40NS9BI3NM1BAR+WI+EL47NA | 394 | 318.0 | 3650 | 37.188 | |||
| 6 | 0.25 | Live | 68LI28NS3NM1AH | 501 | 38.1 | 497.6 | 7276 | 97.085 |
| Dead | 100NS | 4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 22 | 0.123 | ||
| Snags | 62NS22NA12LI4BAR | 61 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 71 | 1.070 | ||
| Downed | 59NS7LI4BAR3BI27NA | 151 | 85.8 | 1044 | 11.600 | |||
| 7 | 1.37 | Live | 56NS41SP2BAR1LI | 1032 | 29.9 | 310.8 | 6170 | 58.481 |
| Dead | 55NS45SP | 146 | 6.8 | 74.0 | 1480 | 11.615 | ||
| Snags | 99NS1NA | 167 | 7.4 | 19.4 | 303 | 3.035 | ||
| Downed | 87NS7SP6NA | 375 | 56.7 | 1325 | 7.928 | |||
| 8 | 1.71 | Live | 43NS33SP13BAR10BI1OD | 828 | 37.1 | 369.5 | 6886 | 72.923 |
| Dead | 62NS38SP | 79 | 3.6 | 35.1 | 665 | 6.179 | ||
| Snags | 62NS18SP10BAR4NA4FF2BI | 152 | 6.0 | 19.8 | 367 | 3.120 | ||
| Downed | 76NS15BI5SP4NA | 308 | 48.2 | 1012 | 6.774 | |||
| 9 | 2.52 | Live | 56NS15LI14BAR7BI5CA2NM1SP | 711 | 40.0 | 497.7 | 7249 | 96.452 |
| Dead | 97NS2NM1LI | 26 | 1.3 | 16.4 | 235 | 3.033 | ||
| Snags | 44NS17BI10NA9BAR7CA6LI6CAR1RE | 131 | 16.6 | 40.2 | 367 | 5.717 | ||
| Downed | 56NS9BI6BAR3LI+CA+NM+SP+AH26NA | 268 | 160.8 | 1883 | 18.707 | |||
| 10 | 0.64 | Live | 68NS15BAR8BI5SP1NM1CA1BC1OD | 819 | 25.5 | 260.6 | 5449 | 49.877 |
| Dead | 80NS15SP4BAR1NM | 50 | 2.0 | 20.8 | 401 | 3.514 | ||
| Snags | 76NS11NA7BI4BAR2SP | 233 | 19.0 | 33.0 | 452 | 3.806 | ||
| Downed | 75NS10BI6FF3BAR2SP4NA | 439 | 138.5 | 2213 | 15.252 | |||
| 11 | 0.89 | Live | 71NS11SP10BAR5BI1NM1FF1OD | 661 | 26.0 | 296.7 | 5288 | 56.064 |
| Dead | 91NS6SP3AH | 34 | 2.0 | 23.6 | 397 | 4.135 | ||
| Snags | 81NS8SP6NA2BI1BAR1FF1AH | 157 | 15.6 | 23.4 | 272 | 3.106 | ||
| Downed | 73NS8BI6SP2AH1BAR+FF10NA | 384 | 151.8 | 2334 | 17.569 | |||
| 12 | 2.31 | Live | 50BAR31NS7BI6SP5LI1OD | 578 | 32.7 | 361.9 | 5530 | 72.801 |
| Dead | 66NS15BAR9BI8SP1LI1AH | 20 | 1.2 | 12.7 | 201 | 2.266 | ||
| Snags | 36BAR28NA22NS10BI1CAR1AH1OD | 83 | 7.1 | 20.7 | 195 | 2.393 | ||
| Downed | 48NS14BI11BAR4SP2LI2AH1NM+FF18NA | 394 | 98.4 | 1807 | 14.534 | |||
| 13 | 0.95 | Live | 61LI29NS5NM2AH2BAR1BI | 661 | 38.0 | 467.8 | 7076 | 92.608 |
| Dead | 99NS1BAR | 15 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 120 | 1.161 | ||
| Snags | 59NS24NA11LI4BAR2OD | 77 | 10.7 | 13.1 | 132 | 1.686 | ||
| Downed | 57NS8BAR7LI3SP1BI1AH1NM+EL+FF+ER+BC22NA | 256 | 154.0 | 1768 | 20.462 | |||
| 14 | 0.15 | Live | 38BAR26LI17NS10BI4AH2BC2FF1NM | 907 | 23.5 | 214.5 | 4877 | 44.431 |
| Snags | 69NS21NM5BI5NA | 172 | 16.1 | 16.6 | 219 | 1.735 | ||
| Downed | 56NS20BI5BAR2NM+BC+EL+LI17NA | 687 | 163.7 | 2395 | 15.524 | |||
| 15 | 1.64 | Live | 48NS23LI11BAR6CA4NM4BI3AH1OD | 562 | 31.4 | 386.6 | 5784 | 76.092 |
| Dead | 45NS20BI18AH13NM4LI | 12 | 1.2 | 15.0 | 179 | 3.005 | ||
| Snags | 56NS13BI9NA8LI8BAR2AH1CA1RE1OD | 111 | 11.4 | 24.5 | 257 | 3.467 | ||
| Downed | 50NS6LI5BI5NM4BAR3AH3CA+FF+BC+WI+ER+EL24NA | 308 | 136.6 | 1898 | 19.182 | |||
| Compartment | 19.38 | Live | 46NS20LI18BAR6SP5BI2NM2CA 1AH+WI+ER+FF+EL+BC+DF+OD | 837 | 33.3 | 363.5 | 6375 | 71.717 |
| Dead | 75NS10SP6BI3BAR3NM2AH1LI | 55 | 2.3 | 24.0 | 440 | 4.115 | ||
| Snags | 49NS11BAR10BI5CA4LI3SP1AH1RE2OD14NA | 142 | 10.9 | 29.7 | 372 | 4.084 | ||
| Downed | 53NS9BI4BAR3SP2LI1NM1AH1CA+FF+WI+EL+BC+ER26NA | 315 | 107.6 | 1624 | 13.889 | |||
1 Tree species and tree species codes are as follows: CA – common aspen; BI – silver birch and downy birch; NS – Norway spruce; BAR – black alder; SP – Scots pine; WI – willow family; AH – European ash; LI – linden family; ER – European rowan; BC – bird cherry; NM – Norway maple; DF – Douglas fir; FF – fir family; OD – other deciduous species; NA – species undeterminable.

Figure 3
Model residual comparison according to main tree species. Tree species and tree species codes are as follows: CA – common aspen; EL – elm family; BI – silver birch and downy birch; NS – Norway spruce; BAR – black alder; CAR – common alder; SP – Scots pine; WI – willow family; ER – European rowan; LI – linden family; AH – European ash; CH – Common hazel; BC – bird cherry; NM – Norway maple.
Table 7
Volume and C content of live and dead trees in sub-compartments.
| Sub-compartment | Volume, m3/ha | Live, % | Dead standing, % | Dead laying, % | C content MgC/ha | Live, % | Dead standing, % | Dead laying, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 343.4 | 57.7 | 2.2 | 40.1 | 60.85 | 62.9 | 1.0 | 36.1 |
| 2 | 417.5 | 81.3 | 13.1 | 5.6 | 77.52 | 84.1 | 11.0 | 4.9 |
| 3 | 345.0 | 89.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 66.40 | 91.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| 4 | 445.7 | 74.1 | 14.0 | 11.9 | 83.51 | 79.1 | 12.3 | 8.6 |
| 5 | 820.9 | 43.9 | 17.4 | 38.7 | 132.67 | 58.3 | 13.7 | 28.0 |
| 6 | 591.7 | 84.1 | 1.4 | 14.5 | 109.88 | 88.4 | 1.1 | 10.5 |
| 7 | 460.9 | 67.4 | 20.3 | 12.3 | 81.06 | 72.1 | 18.1 | 9.8 |
| 8 | 472.6 | 78.2 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 89.00 | 81.9 | 10.5 | 7.6 |
| 9 | 715.2 | 69.6 | 7.9 | 22.5 | 123.91 | 77.8 | 7.1 | 15.1 |
| 10 | 452.8 | 57.5 | 11.9 | 30.6 | 72.45 | 68.8 | 10.1 | 21.1 |
| 11 | 495.4 | 59.9 | 9.5 | 30.6 | 80.87 | 69.3 | 9.0 | 21.7 |
| 12 | 493.7 | 73.3 | 6.8 | 19.9 | 91.99 | 79.1 | 5.1 | 15.8 |
| 13 | 641.9 | 72.9 | 3.1 | 24.0 | 115.92 | 79.9 | 2.5 | 17.6 |
| 14 | 394.7 | 54.3 | 4.2 | 41.5 | 61.69 | 72.0 | 2.8 | 25.2 |
| 15 | 562.7 | 68.7 | 7.0 | 24.3 | 101.75 | 74.8 | 6.4 | 18.8 |
| Compartment | 524.9 | 69.3 | 10.2 | 20.5 | 93.81 | 76.5 | 8.7 | 14.8 |

Figure 4
The long-term dynamics of stand composition and average standing live stem-wood volume. Tree species and tree species codes are as follows: CA – common aspen; EL – elm family; BI – silver birch and downy birch; NS – Norway spruce; BAR – black alder; SP – Scots pine; LI – linden family; AH – European ash; NM – Norway maple; DF – Douglas fir; FF – fir family; OD – other deciduous.
Table 8
Studies carried out in Estonia containing information about the volume of coarse woody debris (CWD) in unmanaged forests (located often in nature protection areas), or locating in both, unmanaged and commercial forests.
| Location | Citation | Site description | Dominant tree species1 | Protection/management regime2 | Average amount of dead wood, m3/ha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Karula National Park | (Köster et al., 2005) | water swamp forest, dry boreal forest | NS, BI, SP, BAR | NR and RMZ | 27.6 |
| B | Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve | (Lõhmuset al., 2005) | mostly forests on wet soils | BI, SP, NS, CA, CAR, BAR, other | MAN | 9.0 |
| NR | 6.2 | |||||
| C | Lahemaa National Park | (Köster et al., 2005) | dry boreal, heath and ombro-trophic bog forests | NS, BI, SP | NR | 85.9 |
| RMZ | 63.2 | |||||
| D | Estonia | (Lõhmus & Kraut, 2010) | dry boreal forest | SP | mature MAN | 10 |
| meso-eutrophic forest | conifer/deciduous mixtures | 62 | ||||
| eutrophic boreo-nemoral forest | conifer/deciduous mixtures | 43 | ||||
| water swamp forest | BAR, BI | 52 | ||||
| dry boreal forest | SP | NAT | 36 | |||
| meso-eutrophic forest | conifer/deciduous mixtures | 144 | ||||
| eutrophic boreo-nemoral forest | conifer/deciduous mixtures | 198 | ||||
| water swamp forest | BAR, BI | 140 | ||||
| (Põldveer et al., 2020) | mixed oligo-mesotrophic and mesotrophic forests on mineral soils | SP | MAN | 28.9 | ||
| REC | 33.9 | |||||
| NAT | 49.3 | |||||
| NS | MAN | 15.3 | ||||
| REC | 46.6 | |||||
| NAT | 85.1 |
1 Tree species and tree species codes are as follows: CA – Common aspen; BI – silver birch and downy birch; NS – Norway spruce; BAR – black alder; CAR – common alder; SP – Scots pine.
2 Protection/management regime are as follows: NR – in nature reserve, RMZ – in special or restricted management zone, NAT – in natural forest without visible signs of direct human influence, REC – in recovering forest with possible signs of past management, yet the present human impact on forest structure is insignificant, MAN – commercial forest.
| Point | x | y | Point | x | y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 464 594,87 | 694 981,72 | 37 | 6 464 890,85 | 694 924,91 |
| 2 | 6 464 586,41 | 694 931,92 | 38 | 6 464 877,95 | 694 876,23 |
| 3 | 6 464 577,35 | 694 882,21 | 39 | 6 464 869,38 | 694 828,03 |
| 4 | 6 464 567,75 | 694 833,29 | 40 | 6 464 861,24 | 694 778,04 |
| 5 | 6 464 558,40 | 694 784,62 | 41 | 6 464 854,12 | 694 727,95 |
| 6 | 6 464 548,39 | 694 737,17 | 42 | 6 464 843,08 | 694 680,60 |
| 7 | 6 464 643,70 | 694 972,09 | 43 | 6 464 939,49 | 694 916,71 |
| 8 | 6 464 635,09 | 694 923,09 | 44 | 6 464 929,00 | 694 868,38 |
| 9 | 6 464 624,73 | 694 873,60 | 45 | 6 464 913,88 | 694 814,16 |
| 10 | 6 464 616,65 | 694 826,37 | 46 | 6 464 891,17 | 694 763,67 |
| 11 | 6 464 604,62 | 694 776,79 | 47 | 6 464 902,60 | 694 723,56 |
| 12 | 6 464 597,74 | 694 725,18 | 48 | 6 464 890,52 | 694 673,42 |
| 13 | 6 464 690,72 | 694 962,87 | 49 | 6 464 988,72 | 694 907,52 |
| 14 | 6 464 683,63 | 694 914,06 | 50 | 6 464 980,91 | 694 868,03 |
| 15 | 6 464 673,81 | 694 863,77 | 51 | 6 464 967,85 | 694 810,65 |
| 16 | 6 464 666,04 | 694 817,53 | 52 | 6 464 960,56 | 694 757,21 |
| 17 | 6 464 657,10 | 694 765,99 | 53 | 6 464 947,26 | 694 710,16 |
| 18 | 6 464 648,22 | 694 716,03 | 54 | 6 464 948,30 | 694 659,10 |
| 19 | 6 464 743,26 | 694 954,20 | 55 | 6 465 037,07 | 694 895,42 |
| 20 | 6 464 735,45 | 694 907,09 | 56 | 6 465 035,31 | 694 856,40 |
| 21 | 6 464 722,88 | 694 855,44 | 57 | 6 465 009,53 | 694 810,44 |
| 22 | 6 464 715,35 | 694 807,84 | 58 | 6 465 014,67 | 694 752,37 |
| 23 | 6 464 706,62 | 694 755,87 | 59 | 6 464 998,40 | 694 719,68 |
| 24 | 6 464 695,19 | 694 709,06 | 60 | 6 464 984,42 | 694 657,38 |
| 25 | 6 464 793,81 | 694 943,93 | 61 | 6 465 093,76 | 694 887,58 |
| 26 | 6 464 779,58 | 694 894,90 | 62 | 6 465 075,21 | 694 841,74 |
| 27 | 6 464 772,83 | 694 845,93 | 63 | 6 465 062,54 | 694 782,18 |
| 28 | 6 464 766,20 | 694 797,11 | 64 | 6 465 061,73 | 694 739,59 |
| 29 | 6 464 755,54 | 694 748,05 | 65 | 6 465 047,56 | 694 695,83 |
| 30 | 6 464 745,35 | 694 699,82 | 66 | 6 465 039,32 | 694 648,56 |
| 31 | 6 464 839,77 | 694 936,05 | 67 | 6 465 136,17 | 694 877,23 |
| 32 | 6 464 832,38 | 694 886,11 | 68 | 6 465 128,02 | 694 829,38 |
| 33 | 6 464 822,55 | 694 838,31 | 69 | 6 465 122,07 | 694 782,05 |
| 34 | 6 464 809,65 | 694 791,79 | 70 | 6 465 122,45 | 694 743,17 |
| 35 | 6 464 806,20 | 694 734,42 | 71 | 6 465 103,39 | 694 671,84 |
| 36 | 6 464 794,40 | 694 690,46 | 72 | 6 465 086,71 | 694 631,43 |
| Site type | Tree species1 | N | a | b | x | R2 | RMSE | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxalis drained swamp | NS | 707 | 2.01436 | 0.284572 | 0.72 | 0.8727 | 2.4486 | <0.0001 |
| SP | 20 | 2.16767 | 0.284568 | 0.66 | 0.2679 | 3.1509 | 0.0706 | |
| AC | 738 | 2.00648 | 0.285206 | 0.71 | 0.8771 | 2.4693 | <0.0001 | |
| BI | 110 | 1.15131 | 0.310943 | 0.67 | 0.7346 | 2.5354 | <0.0001 | |
| BAR | 147 | 1.24516 | 0.316697 | 0.75 | 0.7501 | 2.5076 | <0.0001 | |
| ER | 15 | 0.57528 | 0.442944 | 0.65 | 0.2384 | 1.2038 | 0.1951 | |
| LI | 11 | 1.47998 | 0.342744 | 0.69 | 0.4544 | 2.51 | 0.0886 | |
| NM | 40 | 0.9162 | 0.347308 | 0.65 | 0.7481 | 1.5143 | <0.0001 | |
| AD | 345 | 1.24048 | 0.315907 | 0.69 | 0.6945 | 2.7383 | <0.0001 | |
| Alder fen | NS | 475 | 2.25391 | 0.290099 | 0.65 | 0.8603 | 2.2956 | <0.0001 |
| SP | 34 | 1.21007 | 0.324187 | 0.62 | 0.2978 | 2.2989 | 0.0042 | |
| AC | 513 | 2.18471 | 0.293724 | 0.64 | 0.8618 | 2.3175 | <0.0001 | |
| BI | 40 | 2.01465 | 0.301563 | 0.67 | 0.4511 | 2.6922 | <0.0001 | |
| DAR | 346 | 1.48036 | 0.310482 | 0.68 | 0.8368 | 2.7971 | <0.0001 | |
| CAR | 12 | 1.51185 | 0.316172 | 0.78 | 0.8124 | 2.3561 | 0.0005 | |
| LI | 57 | 1.84125 | 0.300121 | 0.72 | 0.7165 | 3.1607 | <0.0001 | |
| AH | 10 | 1.36098 | 0.305205 | 0.77 | 0.885 | 1.9276 | 0.0005 | |
| AD | 476 | 1.52893 | 0.30999 | 0.71 | 0.8227 | 2.8396 | <0.0001 | |
| Myrtillus drained swamp | NS | 95 | 1.91242 | 0.296379 | 0.65 | 0.8897 | 2.2089 | <0.0001 |
| SP | 21 | 0.1853 | 0.346608 | 0.68 | 0.0349 | 1.5099 | 0.7264 | |
| AC | 117 | 1.85238 | 0.298818 | 0.6 | 0.9137 | 2.1902 | <0.0001 | |
| BI | 10 | 1.44643 | 0.302228 | 1.12 | 0.8936 | 1.8118 | 0.0004 | |
| DAR | 22 | 1.18785 | 0.32696 | 0.5 | 0.9197 | 1.4993 | <0.0001 | |
| AD | 48 | 1.34335 | 0.319018 | 0.61 | 0.872 | 1.8657 | <0.0001 | |
| Aegopodium | NS | 1088 | 2.08325 | 0.277529 | 0.68 | 0.8852 | 2.9114 | <0.0001 |
| AC | 1091 | 2.0843 | 0.277633 | 0.69 | 0.8834 | 2.9281 | <0.0001 | |
| CA | 28 | 1.11678 | 0.287548 | 0.52 | 0.7055 | 3.4818 | <0.0001 | |
| SE | 22 | 1.29345 | 0.347246 | 0.63 | 0.6247 | 2.2132 | 0.0001 | |
| BI | 49 | 1.84504 | 0.29027 | 0.82 | 0.565 | 4.3707 | <0.0001 | |
| DAR | 209 | 1.6667 | 0.297854 | 1.03 | 0.8081 | 3.218 | <0.0001 | |
| WI | 13 | 1.74562 | 0.30235 | 0.75 | 0.9448 | 1.7704 | <0.0001 | |
| ER | 31 | 1.3131 | 0.331834 | 0.66 | 0.5718 | 2.8427 | <0.0001 | |
| LI | 1155 | 1.68554 | 0.29393 | 0.67 | 0.7871 | 3.2555 | <0.0001 | |
| AH | 58 | 1.30368 | 0.300885 | 0.7 | 0.7939 | 3.1191 | <0.0001 | |
| CH | 38 | 1.04191 | 0.366278 | 0.67 | 0.1382 | 2.7214 | 0.0741 | |
| BC | 13 | 0.52782 | 0.389661 | 0.45 | 0.4197 | 2.1269 | 0.0658 | |
| NM | 257 | 1.36259 | 0.30576 | 0.9 | 0.7314 | 2.7437 | <0.0001 | |
| AD | 1870 | 1.64682 | 0.294705 | 0.73 | 0.7861 | 3.3405 | <0.0001 | |
| Transitional bog | NS | 122 | 1.95335 | 0.30006 | 0.66 | 0.7957 | 2.4476 | <0.0001 |
| SP | 29 | 1.24269 | 0.324479 | 0.73 | 0.3303 | 1.9695 | 0.0055 | |
| AC | 159 | 1.84773 | 0.306233 | 0.64 | 0.8308 | 2.3759 | <0.0001 | |
| BI | 18 | 1.28842 | 0.325971 | 0.73 | 0.6217 | 2.5596 | 0.0007 | |
| DAR | 35 | 1.48154 | 0.310051 | 0.66 | 0.8894 | 1.9883 | <0.0001 | |
| AD | 59 | 1.40218 | 0.316723 | 0.71 | 0.8469 | 2.2027 | <0.0001 |
1 Tree species and tree species codes are as follows: CA – common aspen; SE – Scots elm; BI – silver birch and downy birch; NS – Norway spruce; BAR – black alder; CAR – common alder; SP – Scots pine; ER – European rowan; LI – linden family; WI – willow family; AH – European ash; BC – bird cherry; NM – Norway maple; CH – common hazel; AD – all deciduous species; AC – all coniferous species.