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Table 2 Summary of the six sites where the dendrochronological sampling for living trees and beaver stumps was performed

From: Invasion of North American beaver (Castor canadensis) in the province of Magallanes, Southern Chile: comparison between dating sites through interviews with the local community and dendrochronology

Site

Number of living trees samples

Correlation index with the master series

Number of living trees used for cross dating

Number of samples from stumps

Number of samples with a correlation index >0.330

Caleta River

23

0.365

10

16

6

Parrillar Lake

24

0.324

9

16

2

Agua Fresca River

22

0.405

10

20

2

Blanco River

22

0.473

8

18

8

San Pedro River

24

0.397

10

16

7

Yumbel River

20

0.408

10

21

8

Total

135

-

57

107

33

Average

22.5

0.418

9.5

17.8

5.5

  1. Sample numbers and correlation coefficients obtained by cross dating are indicated.