Research Article

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

Table 3

Structure and diversity of BUCF and ZNP forests.

VariablesBUCFZNP

Mean density (no. trees/ha)191.00 ± 7.43201.00 ± 22.20
Mean dbh (cm)21.60 ± 2.6821.00 ± 2.34
Maximum height (m)23.60 ± 5.8226.50 ± 9.51
Mean basal area (m2)/ha15.00 ± 1.1620.60 ± 3.66
Simpson's index0.85 ± 0.010.88 ± 0.01
Shannon index2.34 ± 0.082.49 ± 0.08
Pielou's evenness0.84 ± 0.010.87 ± 0.02
Fisher’s α24.4525.37