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Table 1
Summary of plant diversity inventory carried out in 30 one-hectare plots of tropical dry deciduous forest of Sathanur reserve forest, Eastern Ghats
(T—tree, S—shrub, H—herb, C—climbers)
Plot No.
Species richness
Individuals
Basal area (m 2
/ha)
T a
S b
H c
C b
Total
T
S
H
C
T
S
H
C
1
17
12
29
11
69
821
595
3294
78
8.4
0.65
6.53
1.37
2
11
10
23
10
54
797
620
3104
53
17.4
0.60
4.36
0.51
3
12
12
32
14
70
937
575
3234
52
18.6
0.70
3.99
0.42
4
11
10
33
10
64
1075
515
3499
55
24.9
0.61
3.62
0.59
5
17
8
28
21
74
864
481
2581
114
19.5
0.53
2.35
1.40
6
12
10
23
10
55
1000
467
3946
32
19.6
0.34
3.35
0.39
7
21
9
36
11
77
797
247
4514
33
25.1
0.41
5.71
0.87
8
7
9
29
10
55
336
340
2791
64
14.7
0.41
3.03
0.42
9
11
13
33
12
69
438
267
2658
58
9.8
0.52
3.00
1.85
10
21
9
34
10
74
438
333
2961
73
20.7
0.43
2.68
1.15
11
25
11
26
10
72
612
423
3274
86
25.6
0.16
2.63
1.41
12
16
9
29
11
65
456
408
3521
71
10.3
0.33
3.64
1.03
13
28
5
28
10
71
512
358
3065
70
43.1
0.25
3.38
1.41
14
20
13
28
23
84
406
329
4474
130
19.9
0.45
3.81
3.28
15
18
14
28
16
76
435
969
2960
184
30.3
0.80
2.76
0.52
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