DL 3 plots, Wne roots of Fraxinus and Tilia were the most abundant species, followed by Acer, Carpinus, and Fagus.
Comparison of the above-ground abundance of the spe- cies (expressed as a species contribution to total stand basal area) with their abundance in the root samples revealed imbalances. The ratio of percent Wne root biomass to per- cent basal area was >1 for Fraxinus and Tilia in the DL 2 plots, thus indicating higher below-ground than above- ground abundances, whereas Fagus and Acer were under- represented in the soil (Table 3). In the DL 3 plots, the highest relative below-ground abundance was found for Fraxinus and Acer. Tilia and Carpinus showed similar abundances above- and below-ground, while Fagus (and other, more rare species) was markedly more abundant above-ground than below-ground.