Wounds characteristic | n paired | Unwounded (mm.year−1) | Wounded (mm.year−1) | RDG (%) | t paired | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wound position (m) | ||||||
<0.3 | 31 | 6.63 ± 1.8 | 5.92 ± 1.8 | 10.7 | 1.48 | 0.148 |
0.3–1 | 15 | 6.66 ± 0.6 | 6.06 ± 1.4 | 9.9 | 1.64 | 0.124 |
>1 | 10 | 6.35 ± 2.2 | 6.45 ± 0.9 | −1.6 | 0.18 | 0.862 |
Wound size (cm2) | ||||||
<100 | 9 | 5.96 ± 1.1 | 5.93 ± 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.04 | 0.966 |
101–200 | 31 | 6.25 ± 1.2 | 6.20 ± 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.24 | 0.812 |
>201 | 16 | 7.36 ± 1.5 | 5.21 ± 2.1 | 29.3 | 2.92* | 0.010 |
Wound severity | ||||||
Bark | 9 | 6.74 ± 0.9 | 6.72 ± 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.03 | 0.972 |
Phloem | 14 | 6.50 ± 0.9 | 6.46 ± 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.07 | 0.871 |
Wood | 33 | 6.60 ± 1.1 | 5.73 ± 1.4 | 13.2 | 4.22** | 0.000 |
Wound condition | ||||||
Healed | 21 | 6.72 ± 0.8 | 6.60 ± 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.27 | 0.217 |
Still open | 18 | 6.67 ± 1.0 | 5.88 ± 1.4 | 11.8 | 1.94 | 0.069 |
Decayed | 17 | 6.54 ± 1.0 | 5.54 ± 1.5 | 15.3 | 5.48** | 0.000 |
All trees | 56 | 6.59 ± 1.65 | 6.05 ± 1.54 | 8.1 | 1.80 | 0.078 |