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Table 2 Parameters and scores used to calculate Conservation Priority index (CP) for woody plants

From: Traditional uses of plants in a rural community of Mozambique and possible links with Miombodegradation and harvesting sustainability

Local use (L)

 

  high (cited by more than 71% of the informants)

10

  moderately high (41–70%)

07

  moderately low (<41%)

04

Harvesting Risk (HR)

 

  destructive harvesting (whole plant, tubers or stems) or overexploitation of rhizomes, roots, bark and tubers

10

  removal without causing individual mortality of perennial structures such as bark and roots.

07

  removal of aerial permanent structures such as leaves, stems and sap affecting survival and/or reproductive success.

04

  aerial structures such as flowers and fruits removed

unaffecting the plant.

01

Relative Density (RD)

 

  not recorded to very low (0–1)

10

  low (1.1 < 3.5)

07

  medium (3.6 < 7)

04

  high (≥7.1)

01

Relative Frequency (RF)

 

  not recorded to very low (0–1)

10

  low (1.1 < 3.5)

07

  medium (3.6 < 7)

04

  high (≥7.1)

01

Relative Dominance (RDo)

 

  not recorded to very low (0–1)

10

  low (1.1 < 3.5)

07

  medium (3.6 < 7)

04

  high (≥7.1)

01

Relative Seedlings Density (RSD)

 

  not recorded to very low (0–1)

10

  low (1.1 < 3.5)

07

  medium (3.6 < 7)

04

  high (≥7.1)

01