Table 2 Woody species diversity, richness, evenness density per ha in exclosure, open wood land area and open degraded land area
Habitat types | Sample (N) 400 m2 quadrants | Simpson’s Diversity Index (1-D) | Shannon–Weiner Diversity Index (H′) | H′ max or LN (s) | Species richness (S) | Evenness (J) | Woody species density per ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exclosure | 12 | 0.138 | 2.62 | 3.135 | 23 | 0.721 | 2225 |
Open woodland | 12 | 0.167 | 2.38 | 3.091 | 22 | 0.770 | 1642 |
Open degraded land | 6 | 0.294 | 1.56 | 2.079 | 8 | 0.751 | 279 |