Using Florida Keys Reference Sites As a Standard for Restoration of Forest Structure in Everglades Tree Islands

Table 1

Means (±S.E.) for four structural parameters in hardwood hammocks in five south Florida subregions. Site means within a column followed by same superscript do not differ at 𝛼=0.05.

Subregion	𝑛	Tree density (ha^-1)	Basal area (m^2⋅ ha^-1)	Average stand diameter (cm)	Stand density index
Key Largo	23	8584 (489)^a	31.6 (1.7)^a	7.0 (0.3)^b	925 (41)^a
Marl prairies	6	7677 (1654)^ab	24.8 (4.1)^a	6.5 (0.6)^b	679 (102)^ab
NESS	17	5516 (1238)^ab	25.0 (4.1)^a	12.0 (3.3)^b	568 (81)^b
SS	36	8968 (917)^a	38.9 (4.1)^a	8.8 (0.8)^b	897 (69)^a
WCA-3B	10	1368 (691)^b	41.8 (7.8)^a	40.4 (9.8)^a	654 (97)^ab