Factors Influencing Liana Species Richness and Structure following Anthropogenic Disturbance in a Tropical Forest, Ghana
Table 5
Relationships between liana infestation and soil and forest structural characteristics in the Southern Scarp Forest Reserve. Pearson’s correlation coefficient () and values are provided.
Factors
Liana infestation
Base saturation (%)
−0.494
0.037*
Moisture (%)
−0.203
0.419
Organic matter (%)
−0.051
0.840
(%)
−0.087
0.730
TEB
−0.350
0.154
ECEC (me/100 g)
−0.322
0.192
Exchangeable acidity
0.475
0.046*
Exchangeable Ca (me/100 g)
−0.253
0.312
Exchangeable K (me/100 g)
−0.3785
0.121
Exchangeable Mg (me/100 g)
−0.301
0.226
Exchangeable Na (me/100 g)
−0.066
0.794
Available K (ppm)
−0.606
0.008*
Available P
−0.489
0.040*
pH
−0.484
0.042*
Tree abundance
0.180
0.474
Tree basal area
−0.130
0.608
Canopy cover
0.302
0.222
*Significant relationship at a significance level of 5%.