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Table 1 Numbers of sampled Aloe dichotoma individuals per population and basic climate characteristics

From: Blow me down: A new perspective on Aloe dichotoma mortality from windthrow

Population name

Total number of individuals counted

Ave. altitude (m) (±stdev)

Ave. rainfall (mm) (±stdev)

Ave. temperature (°C) (±stdev)

Brandberg

177

1666 (±277)

204.3 (±41.8)

17.3 (±1.4)

Omaruru River

185

734 (±25)

100.8 (±4.2)

21.8 (±0.1)

Spitzkoppe

162

1231 (±86)

135.1 (±9.9)

20.1 (±0.3)

Tinkas River

258

699 (±25)

82.2 (±2.4)

20.6 (±0)

Remhoogte

211

1411 (±89)

189.4 (±9.4)

16.9 (±0.5)

Hauchabfontein

290

1226 (±55)

124.3 (±0.5)

16.6 (±0)

Gorab

274

1470 (±48)

138.6 (±9.5)

15.5 (±0.3)

Namtib

293

1265 (±59)

102.8 (±2.9)

15.4 (±0.1)

Carolinahof

222

1273 (±12)

134 (±1.5)

17.2 (±0.1)

Kliphoek

293

1262 (±36)

101.5 (±4.4)

15.5 (±0.2)

Grunau

241

913 (±17)

103 (±0)

19.2 (±0)

Bulletrap

245

846 (±30)

143.9 (±3.9)

17.6 (±0.1)

Rooifontein

243

788 (±9)

188.9 (±4.7)

17.2 (±0.2)

Gannabos

274

461 (±23)

204.7 (±8.9)

18.3 (±0.2)

  1. Numbers of Aloe dichotoma individuals counted per population and climate characteristics derived for each of the 14 sampled populations in Namibia and South Africa. Populations above and below the bold line fall in the summer and winter rainfall zones, respectively.