Research Article
Diversity, Population Structure, and Above Ground Biomass in Woody Species on Ngomakurira Mountain, Domboshawa, Zimbabwe
Table 2
The five species with the highest importance value index (IVI) in each stratum at Ngomakurira mountain.
| Mountain strata | Species | Relative frequency (%) | Relative density (%) | Relative dominance (%) | Species important value index/300 |
| Bottom | J. globiflora | 8.064 | 25.478 | 22.830 | 56.372 | L. discolor | 6.452 | 6.879 | 5.333 | 18.663 | E. matabelensis | 2.688 | 9.427 | 6.268 | 18.383 | U. kirkiana | 2.151 | 5.733 | 10.460 | 18.343 | P. maprouneifolia | 3.763 | 3.057 | 8.465 | 15.286 |
| Middle | U. kirkiana | 3.833 | 9.269 | 20.665 | 33.767 | J. globiflora | 6.620 | 11.765 | 11.848 | 30.233 | B. glaucescens | 6.272 | 9.002 | 12.161 | 27.435 | E. matabelensis | 2.091 | 9.804 | 9.896 | 21.790 | L. discolor | 5.575 | 4.724 | 6.048 | 16.347 |
| Top | B. glaucescens | 6.154 | 18.878 | 19.234 | 44.265 | J. globiflora | 7.692 | 11.905 | 12.374 | 31.971 | U. kirkiana | 2.308 | 8.674 | 12.473 | 23.454 | E. matabelensis | 3.078 | 10.034 | 6.299 | 19.410 | S. guineense | 1.539 | 6.633 | 9.140 | 17.312 |
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