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Table 6 Physical structure parameters for all trees ≥10 cm dsh sampled in the four 2500 m2 plots and in sugarcane fields (S:500 m2) and in banana fields (B:500 m2). All plots are located at Maquipucuna Reserve

From: Gradient (elevation) vs. disturbance (agriculture) effects on primary cloud forest in Ecuador: floristics and physical structure

Parameter

MR1

MR2

MR3

MR4

S

B

Stem density

 Total

68

70

81

75

15

10

  10 < 19 cm dsh

45

39

38

31

11

7

  20 < 29 cm dsh

24

21

18

19

4

3

  30 < 39 cm dsh

14

9

11

12

0

0

  40 cm or greater

3

3

5

2

0

0

 Mean dsh (cm)

22.0

22.1

23.8

22.8

5.6

4.6

Family richness

11

12

13

13

7

6

Genus richness

14

13

13

17

8

7

Species richness

14

14

13

17

8

7

Basal area (m2)

2.2

3.2

2.4

3.2

0.76

0.69

Above-ground biomass (Mg)

49.0

49.7

48.3

51.4

14.87

15.24

Canopy closure (%)

45.2

45.9

46.2

47.7

11.22

8.95