Table 1. Overstory and understory vegetation characteristic of each plot.

Overstory
Plot Main species n Stem density (stems/ha) Mean H (m) Mean DBH (cm)
1 Castanea crenata Siebold & Zucc. 4 177 12.6 34.4
2 Prunus sargentii RehderGinkgo biloba L. 10 444 11.4 20
3 Castanea crenata Siebold & Zucc.Fraxinus rhynchophylla Hance 7 311 15.1 28.8
4 Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carrière 9 400 31.7 25.1
Understory
Plot Main species Max H (m)
1 Stephanandra incisa (Thunb.) ZabelQuercus aliena BlumeQuercus serrata Murray 1
2 Lespedeza maximowiczii C.K.Schneid.Amorpha fruticosa L. 0.8
3 Stephanandra incisa (Thunb.) ZabelQuercus aliena BlumeQuercus serrata MurrayAralia elata (Miq.) Seem.Rubus crataegifolius Bunge 2
4 Quercus serrata MurrayQuercus dentata Thunb.Pueraria lobata (Willd.) OhwiZanthoxylum schinifolium Siebold & Zucc. 1.3