Claim · model-written summary
Sterculia rhinopetala had the highest importance value index in AAC 1‐2, at 23.35.
- Taxon
- Sterculia rhinopetalaSterculia rhinopetalae0
- Outcome
- importance value indexe0
- Value
- 23.35e0
- Setting
- 1‐2e0
Verbatim
e0“Piptadeniastrum africanum (7.21), Sterculia rhinopetala (23.35) and Ceiba pentandra (14.5) were the commonly traded species with the highest importance value index, respectively, for AAC 1‐1, 1‐2, and 1‐4”
Title
Forest activities drive diversity and structure in the tropical rainforest
Lacatuce Kenne Tene; Marie Caroline Momo Solefack; Stéphane Momo Takoudjou; et al. African Journal of Ecology 2023. doi:10.1111/aje.13161
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation The survey recorded 203 tree species across 158 genera and 58 families.
- Observation Piptadeniastrum africanum had the highest importance value index in AAC 1‐1, at 7.21.
- Observation Ceiba pentandra had the highest importance value index in AAC 1‐4, at 14.5.
- Association Unlogged AAC 1‐4 plots were more diverse than logged AAC 1‐1 and 1‐2 plots.
- Association Unlogged AAC 1‐4 plots contained more biomass than logged plots.
- Association Selective logging reduced species richness.
- Recommendation The authors recommend enrichment of removed species for restoration.