Claim · model-written summary
Shannon-Weiner diversity was higher in the inviolate forest, at 3.16 versus 3.03.
- Taxon
- tree speciest0
- Outcome
- Shannon-Weinere0
- Direction
- Highere0
- Value
- 3.16e0
- Qualifier
- 3.03e0
- Comparator
- loggede0
- Setting
- inviolatee0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatment
Verbatim
e0“Higher values of Shannon-Weiner (3.16 and 3.03 for inviolate and logged respectively) and evenness index (0.83 and 0.81) are also obtained for the inviolate and logged forest respectively.”
t0“TREE SPECIES”
Title
V.A.J. ADEKUNLE Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 2013. doi:10.15666/aeer/1103_491511
Other claims from this paper (15)
- Observation The two forest types contained 54 hardwood species from 24 families.
- Observation The inviolate forest contained 46 species across 21 families.
- Observation The logged forest contained 24 species across 14 families.
- Association Species evenness was higher in the inviolate forest, at 0.83 versus 0.81.
- Association Stand density was 555 stems/ha in inviolate forest and 132 stems/ha in logged forest.
- Association Mean dbh was 39.35 cm in inviolate forest versus 14.24 cm in logged forest.
- Association Basal area was 10.34 m 2 /ha in inviolate forest versus 2.14 m 2 /ha in logged forest.
- Association Volume was 1235.04 m 3 in inviolate forest versus 14.81 m 3 in logged forest.
- Observation Mansonia altissima had the highest occurrence in inviolate forest, at 80stems/ha.
- Observation Caesalpinoidae and Sterculiaceae had the highest number of species in inviolate forest, six each.
- Observation Triplochiton scleroxylon had the highest frequency in logged forest, at 18 stems/ha.
- Observation Caesalpinoidae had the highest number of species in logged forest, four.
- Association All estimated variables were reported significantly higher in inviolate forest.
- Association The authors concluded exploitation affected species diversity.
- Association The authors concluded exploitation subsequently affected the conservation roles of trees.