Table 5 Physical structure parameters for all trees ≥10 cm dsh sampled in the four 2500 m² plots, primary cloud forest Maquipucuna Reserve (MR1, MR2, MR3, MR4) in May 2012, and in the one 2500 m² plot, primary cloud forest Yanacocha Reserve (YR) in May 2015

 Total

68

70

81

75

193

  10 < 19 cm dsh

45

39

38

31

91

  20 < 29 cm dsh

24

21

18

19

56

  30 < 39 cm dsh

14

9

11

12

24

  40 cm or greater

3

3

5`

2

22

 Mean dsh (cm)

22.0

22.1

23.8

22.8

23.1

Family richness

11

12

13

13

11

Genus richness

14

13

13

17

13

Species richness

14

14

13

17

13

Basal area (m²)

2.2

3.2

2.4

3.2

5.2

Above-ground biomass (Mg)

49.0

49.7

48.3

51.4

87.2

Canopy closure (%)

45.2

45.9

46.2

47.7

65.2