Figures & data
Figure 1. Map showing the study area
Figure 2. Mean annual rainfall and temperature registered at Kidamaja (1987–2014) (A) and Chagni (1986–2016) (B) weather stations
Table 1. Locations and topographic characteristic of studied forests
Table 3. Stand structure and importance value of species (in descending order of density) in Tsahare Kan forest (N = 16). For all forests in Tables (3–), N = number of quadrats, D = density (stem ha−1), DO = dominance (m 2 ha−1), Fr = frequency, RD = Relative density, RDO = Relative dominance, RF = relative frequency, IVI = importance value index
Table 4. Stand structure and importance value of species (in descending order of density) in Apini forest N = 16)
Table 5. Stand structure and importance value of species (in descending order of density) in Dabkuli forest (N = 16)
Table 6. Stand structure and importance value of species (in descending order of density) in Bari forest (N = 16)
Table 7. Stand structure and importance value of species (in descending order of density) in Kahatsa forest (N = 16)
Table 2. Stand attributes of trees and analysis of variance in five forests
Table 8. Similarity of species composition among forests
Figure 3. Population structure of five forests
Table 10. Natural regeneration status of species (in descending order of density) in Apini forest
Table 11. Natural regeneration status of species (in descending order of density) in Dabkuli forest
Table 12. Natural regeneration status of species (in descending order of density) in Bari forest
Table 9. Natural regeneration status of species in five forests. In all forests in Tables (9–13): D = adult density, SD = seedling density, and SP = sapling density (Stem ha−1), regeneration status (RS) (G = Good, F = Fair, and P = Poor) and ‘0ʹ refers to absence of individuals in one or two of the stages. Natural regeneration status of species (in descending order of density) in Tsahare Kan forest
Table 13. Natural regeneration status of species (in descending order of density) in Kahtasa forest
Table 14. Pearson correlation matrix in the density of seedlings, saplings, and adult species (density, stem ha−1, bold fonts referred to significant at P < 0.05)
Figure 4. Regression of log-transformed seedling density (SeD) and sapling density (SaD) along elevation and slope gradients
