Tinte Bepo (Undisturbed Forest)
Basic information
Sample name: Tinte Bepo (Undisturbed Forest)
Reference: P. Addo-Fordjour, S. Obeng, M. G. Addo, and S. Akyeampong. 2009. Effects of human disturbances and plant invasion on liana community structure and relationship with trees in the Tinte Bepo forest reserve, Ghana. Forest Ecology and Management 258:728-734 [ER 102]
Geography
Country: Ghana
Coordinate: 7° 4' N, 2° 6' W
Latlng basis: stated in text as range
Geography comments: "Ahafo-Ano South District, Ashanti Region... atitude 6º33' N–7º13' N and longitude 1º55' W–2º06' W" but "7º04'N, 2º06'W" and "at approximately 300 m a.s.l." according to Baker et al. (2002, Forest Ecology and Management)
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest
Substrate: ground surface
MAT: 25.2
MAP: 1350.0
Habitat comments: "semi-deciduous forest" and the plot is "primary forest, which has not been disturbed"
climate data are for the Ahafo-Ano South District and are from Annan-Afful et al. (2004, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition)
climate data are for the Ahafo-Ano South District and are from Annan-Afful et al. (2004, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition)
Methods
Life forms: trees
Sites: 2
Site area: 0.5
Sampling methods: quadrat
Sample size: 90 individuals
Years: 2008
Days: 120
Net or trap nights: 0
Size min: 10.0
Basal area status: per ha is
Basal area: 65.7
Sampling comments: two 50 x 50 m plots
Metadata
Sample no: 244
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: Albert Garcia Selles
Created: 2013-04-05 13:02:49
Modified: 2017-11-10 23:18:27
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
27 species
12 singletons
total count 90
geometric series index: 68.9
Fisher's α: 13.078
geometric series k: 0.9035
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9196
Shannon's H: 2.8607
Good's u: 0.8677
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