Fig. 7. Estimated damage ratio (eqn 3) of Abies mariesii along an altitude. The lines indicate 5, 10, 20 and 40 cm of DBH, as shown. Regression lines are drawn by the full model (Table 2). From: How the timberline formed: altitudinal changes in stand structure and dynamics around the timberline in central Japan Ann Bot. 2012;109(6):1165-1174. doi:10.1093/aob/mcs043 Ann Bot | © The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Annals of Botany Company. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com 1