East Usambara Catchment Forest Project Technical Paper 35 ...
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Kambai <strong>Forest</strong> Reserve<br />
Species accumulation rates:<br />
number of species<br />
200<br />
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1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 <strong>35</strong> 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51<br />
vegetation plot number<br />
Figure 4. Species accumulation rates of trees and shrubs (10 cm dbh and larger) by<br />
vegetation plot.<br />
Ecological type (refer to Figures 5,6,7,8,):<br />
Table 5. Summary of ecological type for tree and shrub species (based on Table 3).<br />
Ecological type Number of species % of total species<br />
(F) <strong>Forest</strong> Dependent Species 47 29.0<br />
(f) <strong>Forest</strong> Non- Dependent Species 84 51.9<br />
(O) Non-<strong>Forest</strong> Species 18 11.1<br />
Unknown 13 8.0<br />
Total: 162 100.0<br />
Habitat (refer to Figures 9 and 10):<br />
Table 6. Summary of the habitat for tree and shrub species (based on Table 3).<br />
Habitat Number of species % of total species<br />
(L) Lowland <strong>Forest</strong> Species 60 71.4<br />
(S) Submontane <strong>Forest</strong> Species 24 28.6<br />
Total: 84 100.0<br />
<strong>East</strong> <strong>Usambara</strong> <strong>Catchment</strong> <strong>Forest</strong> <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Technical</strong> <strong>Paper</strong> <strong>35</strong>