Structure, Reproductive Biology, and Regeneration Status of Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) R. B. ex Mirb. in Bale Mountains, Southern Ethiopia

Table 3

The number of females, males, and sex ratio of P. falcatus individuals in diameter classes (>20 cm dbh) in the two blocks in Dodola forest.

DBH classes (cm)	Females	Males	Sex ratio (female:male)	Chi-square
(a) Block I
21–40	11	10	1.10	0.05^NS
41–60	14	22	0.64	1.78^NS
61–80	15	15	1.00	0.00^NS
81–100	11	11	1.00	0.00^NS
101–120	11	12	0.92	0.04^NS
121–140	12	6	2.00	2.00^NS
141–160	9	5	1.80	1.14^NS
161–180	6	3	2.00	1.00^NS
>180	4	4	1.00	0.00^NS
Total	93	88	1.06	0.14^NS
(b) Block II
21–40	8	3	2.67	2.27^NS
41–60	11	13	0.85	0.17^NS
61–80	25	38	0.66	2.68^NS
81–100	14	13	1.08	0.04^NS
101–120	11	27	0.41	6.74
121–140	13	11	1.18	0.17^NS
141–160	10	5	2.00	1.67^NS
161–180	5	2	2.50	1.29^NS
>180	10	2	5.00	5.33
Total	107	114	0.94	0.22^NS

NS: not significant; significant, .