Research Article
Vegetation Structure and Tree Species Diversity inside and outside a Newly Established Zalon Taung National Park in Northwest Myanmar
Table 9
Average values, standard errors, and p values of environmental variables between BUCF and the ZNP by the Wilcoxon rank sum test.
| Variables | BUCF | ZNP | value | value |
| Elevation | 422.00 ± 43.3 | 598.00 ± 65.90 | 77 | 0.036 | Slope | 12.50 ± 1.58 | 13.20 ± 2.02 | 127 | 0.749 | Aspect (%) | | | 38 | 0.560 | South | 14.29 | 15.38 | | | North | 4.76 | 0 | | | East | 4.76 | 23.08 | | | West | 28.57 | 0 | | | Southeast | 14.29 | 46.15 | | | Southwest | 14.29 | 0 | | | Northeast | 9.52 | 7.69 | | | Northwest | 9.52 | 7.69 | | | Land class (%) | | | 7 | 0.369 | Jungle forest | 5.88 | 2.94 | | | Old growth | 5.88 | 2.94 | | | Secondary forest | 50.00 | 32.36 | | | Logging level (%) | | | 7 | 0.383 | High | 14.71 | 8.82 | | | Medium | 35.29 | 5.88 | | | Low | 11.77 | 23.53 | | | Distance to village | 2.78 ± 0.25 | 5.32 ± 0.52 | 40 | 0.001 | Distance to road | 2.20 ± 0.24 | 1.55 ± 0.37 | 186 | 0.082 |
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