Research Article
The Effects of Landscape Change on Plant Diversity and Structure in the Bale Mountains National Park, Southeastern Ethiopia
Table 5
Woody species structure in the interior habitats of the BMNP.
| Species | Abundance | Basal area (m2 haā1) | Density (stem haā1) | Relative density | Relative frequency | Relative dominance | IVI |
| Allophylus macrobotrys | 6 | 0.71 | 5 | 0.79 | 2.86 | 1.76 | 5.41 | Celtis africana | 16 | 0.25 | 13 | 2.12 | 3.81 | 0.46 | 6.39 | Croton macrostachyus | 142 | 8.64 | 111 | 18.81 | 6.67 | 9.15 | 34.62 | Diospyros abyssinica | 4 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.53 | 1.90 | 0.58 | 3.01 | Ehretia cymosa | 74 | 0.83 | 58 | 9.80 | 4.76 | 2.06 | 16.62 | Erica arborea | 3 | 0.02 | 2 | 0.45 | 1.59 | 0.17 | 2.20 | Elaeodendron buchananii | 18 | 0.42 | 14 | 2.38 | 4.76 | 0.62 | 7.77 | Fagaropsis angolensis | 3 | 0.02 | 2 | 0.40 | 0.95 | 0.18 | 1.53 | Hagenia abyssinica | 40 | 10.43 | 31 | 5.30 | 7.62 | 9.67 | 22.58 | Hypericum revolutum | 8 | 0.05 | 6 | 1.06 | 6.67 | 0.18 | 7.90 | Juniperus procera | 128 | 31.54 | 100 | 16.95 | 7.62 | 29.24 | 53.81 | Lepidotrichilia volkensii | 4 | 0.01 | 3 | 0.53 | 0.95 | 0.11 | 1.59 | Macaranga capensis | 6 | 0.03 | 5 | 0.79 | 1.90 | 0.12 | 2.82 | Margaritaria discoidea | 4 | 0.03 | 3 | 0.53 | 1.90 | 0.13 | 2.56 | Maytenus undata | 49 | 0.06 | 38 | 6.49 | 2.86 | 0.16 | 9.50 | Mimusops kummel | 3 | 0.04 | 2 | 0.40 | 0.95 | 0.27 | 1.62 | Myrsine melanophoeos | 32 | 0.10 | 25 | 4.24 | 1.90 | 0.37 | 6.51 | Ocotea kenyensis | 32 | 1.13 | 25 | 4.24 | 6.67 | 1.20 | 12.10 | Olea europaea | 8 | 0.72 | 6 | 1.06 | 1.90 | 1.77 | 4.73 | Olea welwitschii | 6 | 0.17 | 5 | 0.79 | 2.86 | 1.24 | 4.89 | Podocarpus falcatus | 78 | 6.66 | 61 | 10.33 | 7.62 | 6.18 | 24.13 | Polyscias fulva | 3 | 0.24 | 2 | 0.40 | 0.95 | 1.79 | 3.14 | Pouteria adolfi-friederici | 8 | 2.61 | 6 | 1.06 | 3.81 | 4.83 | 9.70 | Psydrax schimperiana | 4 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.53 | 1.90 | 0.31 | 2.74 | Schefflera abyssinica | 3 | 0.20 | 2 | 0.40 | 0.95 | 1.49 | 2.84 | Strychnos mitis | 28 | 0.28 | 22 | 3.71 | 3.81 | 0.52 | 8.04 | Syzygium guineense | 35 | 9.55 | 27 | 4.64 | 6.67 | 23.60 | 34.90 | Vepris dainellii | 4 | 0.25 | 3 | 0.53 | 1.90 | 0.94 | 3.37 | Warburgia ugandensis | 6 | 0.25 | 5 | 0.79 | 1.90 | 0.94 | 3.64 | Total | 755 | 75.41 | 590 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 300 |
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IVI: importance value index.
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