Research Article

Effect of Disturbance Regimes on Spatial Patterns of Tree Species in Three Sites in a Tropical Evergreen Forest in Vietnam

Table 1

Stratification of vegetation types and characteristics of three main forest types at Xuan Nha Nature Reserve, Vietnam.

Forest typeArea (ha)Species richness (/ha)Family richness (/ha)Tree density (/ha)Basal area (m2/ha)

Undisturbed (rich forest)7,821.4492575129.8
Lightly disturbed (average forest)2,288.5422154016.9
Heavily disturbed (poor forest)2,179.5301847813.0
Wood and bamboo mixed forest483.2
Bamboo forest2,921.0
Limestone forest1,549.4
Nonforested lands1,024.5
Total18.267,5