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Fig. 7 Distribution patterns of species in a community in tropical dry deciduous forest of Sathanur
reserve forest, Eastern Ghats
For calculating the disturbance index, we screened the presence of cut stems and
damaged stems in each one-hectare study plot and found that a total of 1335 were
removed from the base and 122 individuals were damaged. Disturbance index across
the study plots ranged from 0.01 to 0.25 (Fig. 8). The most number of cut stems in
the study plots belonged to Albizia amara and Chloroxylon swietenia followed by
Acacia catechu and Pongamia pinnata.
Fig. 8 Contribution of multi-stemmed trees to no. of individuals and species richness in tropical
dry deciduous forest of Sathanur reserve forest, Eastern Ghats
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Fig. 7 Distribution patterns of species in a community in tropical dry deciduous forest of Sathanur
reserve forest, Eastern Ghats
For calculating the disturbance index, we screened the presence of cut stems and
damaged stems in each one-hectare study plot and found that a total of 1335 were
removed from the base and 122 individuals were damaged. Disturbance index across
the study plots ranged from 0.01 to 0.25 (Fig. 8). The most number of cut stems in
the study plots belonged to Albizia amara and Chloroxylon swietenia followed by
Acacia catechu and Pongamia pinnata.
Fig. 8 Contribution of multi-stemmed trees to no. of individuals and species richness in tropical
dry deciduous forest of Sathanur reserve forest, Eastern Ghats