Diversity, abundance, and structure of tree communities in the Uluguru forests in the Morogoro region, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorKacholi, David Sylvester
dc.contributor.authorWhitbread, Anthony Michael
dc.contributor.authorWorbes, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-11T21:00:02Z
dc.date.available2016-02-11T21:00:02Z
dc.date.issued2015-09
dc.descriptionTo view the article visit http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11676-015-0078-0en_US
dc.description.abstractUluguru forests are globally recognized as important biodiversity hotspots, but anthropogenic pressure threatens their value. This study examined species diversity, abundance, and structure of trees in the Uluguru forests. All trees of diameter at breast height (DBH) C 10 cm were inventoried in seven forests ranging from 3 to 995 ha in area. A total of 900 stems, 101 species and 34 families were inventoried. Fabaceae was the most speciose family.Ehretia amoena Klotzsch was the most abundant species with relative abundance of 9.22 %. The forests differed significantly in species richness (26–93 species/ha), tree density (85–390 stems/ha), basal area (3–24 m2/ha) and Shannon-Wiener diversity (2.50–4.02). Forest area was significantly and positively correlated with species richness (r = 0.92) and species diversity (r = 0.95). Tree density showed significant positive correlation with species richness (r = 0.80) and basal area (r = 0.85). Milawilila and Nemele forests had highest floristic similarity (0.55) followed by Kimboza and Kilengwe (0.54) while the rest had similarity coefficients of less than 0.50. Despite legislative protection, many forests remain at risk and therefore the possibility to conserve highly valuable tree species via enhanced protection or cultivation must be considered.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipDar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE) and Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD)en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI 10.1007/s11676-015-0078-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/359
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Forestry Researchen_US
dc.subjectEastern arcen_US
dc.subjectBiodiversityen_US
dc.subjectDisturbanceen_US
dc.subjectHotspotsen_US
dc.subjectSimilarityen_US
dc.titleDiversity, abundance, and structure of tree communities in the Uluguru forests in the Morogoro region, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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