Vegetation Structure and Tree Species Diversity inside and outside a Newly Established Zalon Taung National Park in Northwest Myanmar

Table 2

Description of 34 sample plots with plot-level species diversity, elevation, and logging level.

Forests	Plot nos.	Land classes	Number of trees	Tree species richness	Fisher’s α	Elevations	Logging levels
ZNP	1	Secondary forest	63	14	5.530	703.848	Low^+
	2	Secondary forest	38	15	8.717	783.223	Low^+
	3	Secondary forest	33	16	11.036	774.303	Low^+
	4	Secondary forest	41	16	8.869	435.382	Low^+
	7	Secondary forest	56	22	12.009	812.641	Low^+
	8	Jungle forest	34	12	5.612	213.617	High^+++
	10	Old-growth	42	19	10.786	596.825	Low^+
	11	Secondary forest	36	16	8.549	352.082	High^+++
	24	Secondary forest	33	15	6.634	736.387	High^+++
	25	Secondary forest	82	27	11.623	704.487	Intermediate^++
	26	Secondary forest	42	20	9.548	188.118	Intermediate^++
	27	Secondary forest	83	33	15.983	939.745	Low^+
	28	Secondary forest	87	15	4.605	532.638	Low^+
BUCF	5	Secondary forest	54	14	5.801	717.464	Low^+
	6	Old-growth	53	14	5.801	760.942	Low^+
	9	Old-growth	44	23	15.453	790.786	Low^+
	12	Secondary forest	52	21	10.892	376.989	Intermediate^++
	13	Secondary forest	39	22	14.386	673.089	Low^+
	14	Secondary forest	52	14	5.434	330.444	High^+++
	15	Secondary forest	47	20	10.234	491.251	Intermediate^++
	16	Secondary forest	54	17	7.145	671.107	Intermediate^++
	17	Secondary forest	52	14	5.303	566.973	Intermediate^++
	18	Secondary forest	48	14	5.434	287.62	Intermediate^++
	19	Jungle forest	35	10	3.610	168.732	High^+++
	20	Secondary forest	49	15	5.904	523.386	High^+++
	21	Jungle forest	28	7	2.234	199.395	High^+++
	22	Secondary forest	52	17	6.909	305.792	Intermediate^++
	23	Secondary forest	41	9	2.853	271.264	Intermediate^++
	29	Secondary forest	65	29	14.341	284.648	Intermediate^++
	30	Secondary forest	67	30	14.863	265.101	Intermediate^++
	31	Secondary forest	50	28	15.154	317.911	Intermediate^++
	32	Secondary forest	50	20	8.428	327.729	High^+++
	33	Secondary forest	47	29	16.348	257.673	Intermediate^++
	34	Secondary forest	50	21	8.987	281.424	Intermediate^++

Note. ZNP = the Zalon Taung National Park, BUCF = Banmauk unclassified forest, ⁺ = counts of cuttings and stumps <3, ⁺⁺ = counts of cuttings and stumps between 3 and 10, and ⁺⁺⁺ = counts of cuttings and stumps >10.