Claim · model-written summary
Diversity indices of timber species were highest in the BE senatorial district.
- Taxon
- timber tree speciese1
- Outcome
- diversity indicese3
- Direction
- higheste3
- Setting
- BE senatorial districte3
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorValueQualifier
Verbatim
e1“all timber tree species that were at least six feet above ground level”
e3“the highest diversity indices were recorded from BE senatorial district”
Title
Forest Tree Composition: A Comparative Study of Timber Species in Bayelsa State Nigeria
Samuel Olatokunbo Ihinmikaiye; Bernard Edache Ochekwu; Josiah Muonam Ikuli; et al. East African Journal of Forestry and Agroforestry 2020. doi:10.37284/eajfa.2.2.258
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Observation Timber species in the Ogobiri plot (BW) belonged to 18 different families.
- Observation Timber species in the Kolo 1 plot (BE) belonged to 16 different families.
- Observation Timber species in the Gbarain plot (BC) belonged to 14 different families.
- Observation Gentianaceae and Meliaceae had the largest number of timber species in the plots.
- Association Basal area of timber species plots increases with diameter at breast height.
- Observation Similarity of timber species among plots was highest for BW-BC and lowest for BC-BE.
- Observation Coelocaryon preussii is a rare timber species.
- Observation Sacoglottis gabonensis is a rare timber species.
- Observation Milicia excelsa is a rare timber species.
- Observation Triplochiton scleroxylon is a rare timber species.
- Recommendation Management options should ensure a continuous supply of timber species.