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Mlinga Forest Reserve 24 ) Scale: Key: 450m 450m Inaccessible Endemic and Near endemic Individuals 50 25 5 Figure 6 Distribution of endemic and near-endemic tree and shrub individuals in Mlinga FR. ) Scale: Key: 450m 450m Inaccessible Endemic and Near endemic Species 20 10 2 Figure 7 Distribution of endemic and near-endemic tree and shrub species in Mlinga FR. East Usambara Conservation Area Management Programme Technical Paper 56
Mlinga Forest Reserve 25 4.3.1.5 Ecological type A total of 41 (30%) species and 298 (38%) individuals recorded within vegetation plots were forest dependent (Table 8). The majority of species and individuals were forest dwelling (Table 8). Figures 8 and 9 show the distribution of forest dependent individuals and species, and give an indication of the distribution of tall closed canopy forest within Mlinga FR (refer to Figure 4). Forest dependent species show a similar distribution throughout Mlinga FR to the endemic and near-endemic species (Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9). Non-forest individuals and species are concentrated in the north and north west border areas of the forest reserve (Figures 10 and 11), and give an indication of the distribution of nonforest habitats (refer to Figure 4). At both 0.5% and 0.25% sampling intensities, percentages of the total number of tree and shrub species and individuals recorded in each ecological type were similar. Actual records were significantly lower at the lowest (0.25%) sampling intensity (Table 8). Table 8 Summary of ecological type of tree and shrub species recorded in the 50m x 20m vegetation plots. Ecological Type Number of % of total Number of % of total species species individuals individuals Forest dependent (F) 41 (31) 30.4 (34.4) 298 (123) 38.2 (36.3) Forest dwelling (f) 64 (39) 47.4 (43.3) 401 (177) 51.5 (52.5) Other (O) 10 (6) 7.4 (6.7) 37 (14) 4.7 (4.1) Unknown (?) 20 (14) 14.8 (12.2) 44 (24) 5.6 (7.1) Total 135 (90) 100 (100) 780 (338) 100 (100) Based on Table 4. Figures from 0.25% sampling intensity are shown in brackets. 4.3.1.6 Habitat A total of 50 species (35%) and 385 individuals (50%) present within vegetation plots had previously been recorded in other areas at altitudes of between 0m and greater than 1250m above sea level and therefore were categorised as species of lowland, submontane and montane forest (L&S&M) habitats (Table 8). Plant records from Mlinga FR were most commonly categorised within this habitat type and hence showed limited elevational specialisation. A total of 22 (16%) species and 49 (6%) individuals were categorised as unknown. Only 8 (6%) species and 14 (2%) individuals were categorised soley as submontane forest species (S) and 1 species and 4 individuals as montane forest species. Figures 12 and 13 present the distribution of submontane and montane forest species throughout the FR. Although submontane altitudes are restricted to the south of the forest reserve (refer to Figure 2) submontane and montane individuals and species were present throughout Mlinga FR (Figures 12 and 13), particularly in areas of closed canopy within lowland and riverine forest (refer to Figure 4). East Usambara Conservation Area Management Programme Technical Paper 56
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