Table 7. Tree species and abundance characteristics in the two communities.
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Variable |
Community-level counts and estimates |
Community-level means (SDs) of household plot data (n = 30) |
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Community A |
Community B |
Community A |
Community B |
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Number of species in plots |
169 |
146 |
13.1 (2.0)* |
11.0 (2.0)* |
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Number of exclusive species (%)† |
71 (32.6) |
62 (28.4) |
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Margalef diversity |
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4.37 (0.54)* |
3.79 (0.56)* |
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Simpson index (1/D) |
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56.10 (26.90)* |
33.73 (20.17)* |
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Shannon index (H) |
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2.48 (0.19)* |
2.29 (0.19)* |
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Predicted jacknife |
248.07 |
214.33 |
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Predicted Chao 1 |
295.17 |
257.36 |
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*P < 0.05, two-tailed t-tests at the mean plot level.
†As a percentage of all species found in both communties (n = 218).
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