Table 2.

Drilling resistance amplitude (%) of 3 different decay-damaged Acacia confusa trees. UDW (undamaged wood); DW (decayed wood); DP (decay percentage).

No.PositionUDWDWSignificantDW × 0.7DP (%)
51N41.2 (16.5)*18.3 (2.0)< 0.0128.876.8
W41.2 (16.5)23.2 (7.8)< 0.0128.8
S33.5 (10.5)7.0 (3.7)< 0.0123.5
EX2.6 (2.4)< 0.01X
47N50.0 (15.7)27.0 (6.5)< 0.0135.061.7
W43.5 (14.6)15.6 (2.9)< 0.0130.5
S43.2 (13.2)8.5 (4.1)< 0.0130.2
E41.1 (15.4)21.0 (3.9)< 0.0128.8
86N51.1 (7.9)13.5 (1.5)< 0.0135.867.3
W34.9 (6.7)8.0 (1.6)< 0.0124.4
S45.1 (10.4)10.4 (1.8)< 0.0131.6
E38.5 (12.2)4.3 (1.8)< 0.0127.0
  • * Number in parentheses is standard deviation; P-value by t-test.