Tinte Bepo (Disturbed Forest)
Basic information
Sample name: Tinte Bepo (Disturbed 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)

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Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Altered habitat: secondary forest

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 25.2

MAP: 1350.0

Habitat comments: "semi-deciduous forest" and the plot is "secondary forest which has only experienced human disturbances" and not invasion by plants
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: 36 individuals

Years: 2008

Days: 120

Net or trap nights: 0

Size min: 10.0

Basal area status: per ha is

Basal area: 54.2

Sampling comments: two 50 x 50 m plots

Metadata
Sample no: 246

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: Albert Garcia Selles

Created: 2013-04-05 13:40:28

Modified: 2017-11-10 23:18:11

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
16 species
7 singletons
total count 36
geometric series index: 46.8
Fisher's α: 11.037
geometric series k: 0.8637
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8873
Shannon's H: 2.5045
Good's u: 0.8132
Register
Aidia genipiflora 1
Celtis mildbraedii 9
Celtis sp. 1
Celtis zenkeri 1
Chrysophyllum perpulchrum 4
Entandrophragma angolense 2
Guarea cedrata 1
Quassia gabonensis 1
"Hannoa klaineana"
Hymenostegia afzelii 2
Khaya ivorensis 2
Lannea welwitschii 3
Morus mesozygia 1
Myrianthus arboreus 2
Nesogordonia papaverifera 3
Sterculia tragacantha 1
Trichilia prieuriana 2
"Trichilia prieureana"