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Individuals ha -1<br />
| Characterization of land types<br />
1200<br />
1000<br />
800<br />
600<br />
400<br />
200<br />
0<br />
Density<br />
Basal<br />
area<br />
Garden<br />
Plantation<br />
Primary<br />
Secondary<br />
20<br />
18<br />
16<br />
14<br />
12<br />
10<br />
8<br />
6<br />
4<br />
2<br />
0<br />
m 2 ha -1<br />
Proportion of max value<br />
1<br />
0.8<br />
0.6<br />
0.4<br />
0.2<br />
0<br />
Avg. dbh (cm) Max. dbh (cm)<br />
Avg. height (m) Max. height (m)<br />
Avg. furcation<br />
Figure 19. Forest structural characteristics in Khe Tran. Left panel: basal area and<br />
density; right panel: tree height, stem diameter and furcation index<br />
a marketable item in the village. Apart from threatened status, Gnetum montanum<br />
(present in secondary <strong>for</strong>est, in one plot), which is one of the CITES-listed species<br />
<strong>for</strong> Vietnam, listed in Annex 3, was not valued as useful species since it was<br />
mentioned many times without uses and only once as a source of children food.<br />
Garden<br />
Plantation <strong>for</strong>est<br />
Primary <strong>for</strong>est<br />
Secondary <strong>for</strong>est
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