Table 3.

Survival and branch loss for tree species in Hurricane Ivan for different modulus of elasticity classesz.

Modulus of elasticity (MPa)Sample size (number of trees)Survival (%)Survival (%) (recalculated by subtracting trees with ≥50% branch loss)Branch loss (%)
≥10,00065977 a72 a19 ab
9,000 to 9,99959075 a66 a24 a
8,000 to 8,99915774 a73 a12 c
7,000 to 7,99921374 a66 a20 b
<7,00012663 b52 b22 ab
  • zNumbers in columns with different letters are significantly different at P = 0.05.