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3.3.3.2. Climate 180<br />

3.3.3.3. Topography, geology and soil type 180<br />

3.3.3.4. Vegetation 180<br />

3.3.3.5. Forest exploitation 182<br />

3.4. Methods 182<br />

3.4.1. Sampling 182<br />

3.4.2. Plot establishment 183<br />

3.4.3. Mapping 184<br />

3.4.4. Enumeration 184<br />

3.5. Presentation <strong>of</strong> results 185<br />

3.5.1. Cumulative summary <strong>of</strong> vegetative plots 185<br />

3.5.2. Summary <strong>of</strong> rattan stocking and abundance by site 186<br />

3.6. Discussion 187<br />

3.6.1. Floristic diversity and similarity 187<br />

3.6.2. Rattan diversity and similarity 188<br />

3.6.3. Total stem length vs harvestable stem length 191<br />

3.6.4. Inventory techniques and species capture 192<br />

3.7. Conclusion 193<br />

CHAPTER FOUR<br />

RATTAN / FAUNAL RELATIONSHIPS<br />

4.1. Introduction 195<br />

4.2. Herbivory 196<br />

4.2.1. Stem apex or “palm heart” 196<br />

4.2.2. Leaflet predation 197<br />

4.3. Seed dispersal 198<br />

4.4. Seed predation and caching 201<br />

4.5. Ant / rattan associations 202<br />

4.6. Summary 207<br />

CHAPTER FIVE<br />

HAPAXANTHY AND PLEONANTY IN AFRICAN RATTANS<br />

5.1. Introduction 210<br />

5.2. Hapaxanthy and pleonanthy: a discussion 210<br />

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