| Control | High residual basal area (HRBA) | Low residual basal area (LRBA) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before | After | Before | After | ||
Diameter complexity | |||||
 Gini coefficient | 0.814 ± 0.020 | 0.811 ± 0.040 | 0.801 ± 0.041 | 0.804 ± 0.021 | 0.789 ± 0.020 |
 Shannon index | 2.051 ± 0.147 | 1.833 ± 0.069* | 1.773 ± 0.068** | 1.793 ± 0.038** | 1.655 ± 0.102*** |
 Standard deviation | 25.085 ± 3.867 | 19.001 ± 4.354* | 16.762 ± 2.834** | 17.438 ± 1.696* | 14.499 ± 1.036*** |
Height complexity | |||||
 Gini coefficient | 0.214 ± 0.026 | – | 0.198 ± 0.028 | – | 0.207 ± 0.017 |
 Shannon index | 1.747 ± 0.172 | – | 1.458 ± 0.185* | – | 1.457 ± 0.093* |
 Standard deviation | 7.973 ± 1.233 | – | 5.739 ± 1.378* | – | 5.846 ± 0.549* |
Tree species diversity | |||||
 Shannon index | – | 1.888 ± 0.177 | 1.869 ± 0.206 | 1.979 ± 0.342 | 1.975 ± 0.316 |
 Evenness index | – | 0.725 ± 0.043 | 0.717 ± 0.046 | 0.767 ± 0.070 | 0.765 ± 0.066 |