Diversity and composition of trees and shrubs in Kasagala forest: a semiarid savannah woodland in central Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorGwali, Samson
dc.contributor.authorOkullo, Paul
dc.contributor.authorHafashimana, David
dc.contributor.authorMujuni Byabashaija, Denis
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-28T11:16:38Z
dc.date.available2022-12-28T11:16:38Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe diversity and composition of trees and shrubs of ‡5 cm diameter at breast height (DBH) were investigated in Kasagala woodland in central Uganda using 1 ha permanent sample plots. A total of 2745 trees and shrubs with a mean stem density of 686 ha)1 were recorded. These included 69 tree species belonging to 28 families and 47 genera. There was a larger number of small stems compared with that of larger stems. There was significant variation in stem size class distribution between the plots (F = 3.14, P = 0.027). The variation in stem densities (counts) across different size classes was significant (F = 8.31, P < 0.001). Species diversity was higher in the low lands compared with that in the elevated sites in the woodland. The species encountered were unevenly distributed across the plots. Species abundance was not significantly different across the sample plots (F = 2.63, P = 0.053). We suggest that the structure of the forest is typical of any regenerating forest, but other human influences may have played a part in the dominance of size classes <10 cm DBH. The causes of the present status and composition of the woodland require further investigation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGwali, S., Okullo, P., Hafashimana, D., & Byabashaija, D. M. (2010). Diversity and composition of trees and shrubs in Kasagala forest: a semiarid savannah woodland in central Uganda. African journal of ecology, 48(1), 111-118. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01090.xen_US
dc.identifier.other10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01090.x
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6689
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican journal of ecologyen_US
dc.subjectDetrended Correspondence Analysisen_US
dc.subjectKasagalaen_US
dc.subjectPermanent sample plotsen_US
dc.subjectRe´nyi profilesen_US
dc.subjectSavannah woodlandsen_US
dc.subjectSpecies diversityen_US
dc.titleDiversity and composition of trees and shrubs in Kasagala forest: a semiarid savannah woodland in central Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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