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New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Table 2 Summary statistics describing the dataset

From: The influence of LiDAR pulse density and plot size on the accuracy of New Zealand plantation stand volume equations

Variable

Mean

Range

Stand metrics

  

  Stem volume (m3 ha-1)

240 (9.9)

0.05 – 1020

  Crop stocking (stems ha-1)

464 (18)

17 – 2283

LiDAR metrics

  

  Canopy cover (%)

69.7 (1.1)

1.4 – 99.1

  Height of 30th percentile (m)

9.2 (0.3)

0.6 – 30.7

  Mean height (m)

11.3 (0.3)

0.7 – 31.2

  Height of 95th percentile (m)

17.8 (0.5)

1.0 – 43.1

  1. Shown are the mean and standard error (in brackets) along with the data range. LiDAR metrics shown include values from all returns.
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