Table 3.

Correlations between the LiDAR indices and DCA axis 1 scores (n = 288) and crown porosity from hemispherical photographs (n = 96).

DCA axis 1 scoreCrown porosity
VALL−0.390 **−0.459 **
VFO  0.075  0.001
VFFO  0.510 **  0.456 **
VLLO−0.048−0.192
VOFO−0.578 **−0.615 **
VFVOFO−0.262 **−0.360 *
VLVOLO−0.495 **−0.579 **
VOAll−0.459 **−0.581 **
VOO−0.574 **−0.552 **
VOVFVO−0.600 **−0.617 **

  • Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used.

  • ↵*: p < 0.01;

  • ↵**: p < 0.001