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Article: New biodiversity study findings reported from G. Williamslinera and co-authors.(Report)
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- Ecology, Environment & Conservation
- Article date:
- November 20, 2009
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According to a study from Xalapa, Mexico, "We examined vegetation structure and woody species diversity in relation to 14 environmental and anthropogenic factors in ten tropical dry forest (TDF) fragments in central Veracruz, Mexico. The basal area of the canopy (30.2 +/- A 2.11 m(2)/ha) and understory (1.96 +/- A 0.12 m(2)/ha) trees was similar, but density (1,014 +/- A 104 and 2,532 +/- A 227 individuals/ha, respectively) differed among sites."
"We recorded 98 canopy, 77 understory, and 60 seedling species. Richness was 24-45 species per site, Fisher's alpha and Shannon's indices increased with site altitude. Chao Jaccard indices revealed high species turnover, ...