Appendix 5. Mean and standard deviation of species richness of understory vegetation (herbaceous layer) by variable-retention harvesting types

Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018
Treatments
AR15H 7.9±2.9 11.6±3.4 16.5±3.7 16.2±3.6 9.8±5.2 13.5±3.8 10.1±2.8 9.6±3.4
AR15R 8.6±2.8 10.9±3.1 12.4±3.7 15.9±4.9 13.3±5 18.9±5.4 14.1±4 14.9±4.1
AR50H 5.2±2.1 8.6±2.0 10.9±3.4 11.7±3.2 6.5±2.7 11.9±2.6 9.3±2.2 9.1±2.6
AR50R 5.4±1.7 6.5±2.1 7.9±2.2 8.8±2.9 7.4±2.3 8.0±2.5 7.7±2.5 6.9±2.4
C 7.0±3.3 7.4±3.5 7.7±3.2 8.4±3.5 7.4±3.2 7.8±3.5 6.8±3.1 5.8±3.0
DR15 6.1±2.5 10.1±4.6 14.3±5.3 15.2±4.4 13.8±4.1 13.5±5.3 9.9±4.3 10.4±4.0
DR50 6.6±2.8 9.5±3.8 13.5±5.3 13.9±5.2 13±4.4 11.2±4.3 8.8±3.8 8.9±3.3