Table 1 Biodiversity metrics for five surveyed forest ranges in the study sites
Parameters | BFR | BEFR | BRFR | JFR | KFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Species Richness (Nos.) | 52 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 51 |
Family (Nos.) | 25 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 27 |
Density (Nos./ha) | 804 | 869 | 1033 | 1332 | 943 |
Basal Area (m2/ha) | 24.89 | 24.92 | 19.95 | 18.28 | 21.80 |
Shannon’s Diversity Index (H̅) | 3.37 | 3.24 | 3.05 | 3.00 | 3.45 |
Simpson’s Dominance Index (Cd) | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
Pielou’s Evenness Index (J′) | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.88 |