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Table 2 Species richness and diversity (Shannon-Wiener index) in natural vegetation of the studied zones

From: Plant management and biodiversity conservation in Náhuatl homegardens of the Tehuacán Valley, Mexico

Cloud forest zone

H’=

2.016

Species richness:

24 spp.

 

Species

Abundance

Relative frequency

Relative density

Relative dominance

Ecological value

Quercus laurina

380

15.625

34.959

26.899

77.483

Quercus candicans

261

11.458

24.011

23.774

59.244

Ternstroemia sp.

73

10.417

6.716

7.658

24.790

Vaccinium leucanthum

96

5.208

8.832

8.781

22.821

Styrax argenteus

96

5.208

8.832

7.812

21.852

Baccharis conferta

60

7.292

5.520

6.296

19.107

Pinus sp.

40

6.250

3.680

4.404

14.334

Clethra sp.

29

6.250

2.668

3.510

12.428

Morella cerifera

14

5.208

1.288

1.551

8.047

Eupatorium sp.

17

4.167

1.564

1.727

7.458

Arbutus xalapensis

11

4.167

1.012

1.320

6.499

Quercus crassifolia

6

4.167

0.552

0.713

5.431

Rubus sp.

2

2.083

0.184

0.231

2.498

Litsea glaucescens

2

2.083

0.184

0.225

2.492

Tropical rain forest zone

 

H’ = 2.744

Species richness:

40 spp.

 

Species

Abundance

Relative frequency

Relative density

Relative dominance

Ecological value

Chamaedorea tepejilote

80

6.757

30.769

15.621

53.147

Aphelandra scabra

40

5.405

15.385

6.002

26.792

Piper sp.

19

6.757

7.308

6.346

20.411

Guarea glabra

11

5.405

4.231

8.450

18.086

Parmentiera aculeata

4

2.703

1.538

10.575

14.816

Aphananthe monoica

5

4.054

1.923

7.729

13.706

Miconia aff. Argentea

12

4.054

4.615

1.657

10.327

Comarostaphylis sp.

9

4.054

3.462

0.507

8.022

Albizia sp.

5

4.054

1.923

1.968

7.945

Oreopanax xalapensis

2

1.351

0.769

5.105

7.226

Ruprechtia sp.

1

1.351

0.385

5.016

6.752

Maclura tinctoria

2

1.351

0.769

4.074

6.194

Heliocarpus appendiculatus

3

4.054

1.154

0.333

5.541

Coccoloba grandifolia

2

2.703

0.769

1.336

4.808

Parathesis sp.

2

1.351

0.769

1.663

3.784

Inga vera

1

1.351

0.385

1.254

2.990

Sapindus saponaria

1

1.351

0.385

0.831

2.567

Eugenia capulí

1

1.351

0.385

0.495

2.231

Dendropanax arboreus

1

1.351

0.385

0.066

1.802

Trema micrantha

1

1.351

0.385

0.041

1.777

Tropical dry forest zone

H’=

3.562

Species richness:

72 spp.

 

Species

Abundance

Relative frequency

Relative density

Relative dominance

Ecological value

Lippia graveolens

256

1.592

14.144

22.074

37.809

Jatropha dioica

94

2.387

5.193

9.261

16.842

Dasylirion serratifolium

26

2.122

1.436

11.479

15.037

Dalea bicolor

104

2.122

5.746

5.593

13.461

Neopringlea sp

74

2.122

4.088

6.014

12.224

Gymnosperma glutinosa

118

2.387

6.519

0.662

9.569

Lippia sp.

58

2.653

3.204

2.340

8.197

Dodonaea viscosa

70

2.653

3.867

0.988

7.508

Calia secundiflora

16

1.061

0.884

5.140

7.085

Turnera diffusa

76

1.326

4.199

1.186

6.711

Calea sp.

30

1.592

1.657

2.949

6.198

Zaluzania sp.

32

2.653

1.768

1.733

6.153

Lysiloma acapulcensis

46

2.653

2.541

0.898

6.092

Eysenhardtia polystachya

2

0.531

0.110

5.065

5.706

Senna sp.

46

2.122

2.541

0.953

5.616

Galphimia glauca

24

2.653

1.326

1.249

5.227

Tecoma stans

40

1.857

2.210

0.550

4.616

Pilosocereus chrysacanthus

10

2.122

0.552

1.560

4.235

Opuntia pilífera

12

2.122

0.663

1.347

4.132

Ipomoea arborescens

24

1.592

1.326

0.833

3.751

Brickellia sp.

10

2.122

0.552

1.004

3.679

Mimosa sp.

10

1.061

0.552

2.023

3.637

Lantana cámara

20

1.592

1.105

0.877

3.573

Beaucarnea gracilis

16

1.592

0.884

0.987

3.462

Wimmeria sp.

14

1.326

0.773

1.356

3.456

Mammillaria sp.

24

1.592

1.326

0.321

3.238

Pittocaulon praecox

10

2.122

0.552

0.547

3.221

Indigofera sp.

10

1.592

0.552

0.891

3.035

Plumeria rubra

8

1.592

0.442

0.659

2.692

Senna fruticosa

10

1.061

0.552

0.897

2.510

Agave potatorum

12

1.326

0.663

0.269

2.258

Wimmeria microphylla

20

0.531

1.105

0.451

2.086

Pseudosmodingium sp.

4

1.061

0.221

0.797

2.079

Indigofera cuernavacana

4

1.061

0.221

0.789

2.071

Thorn-scrub forest zone

H’=

1.28

Species richness:

69 spp.

 

Species

Abundance

Relative frequency

Relative density

Relative dominance

Ecological value

Mammillaria carnea

127

14.85

8.44

0.42

23.71

Gomphrena decumbens

71

8.26

4.70

0.85

13.82

Panicum sp.

66

7.68

4.37

0.35

12.40

Opuntia pilifera

38

4.42

2.51

5.90

12.82

Loeselia glandulosa

34

3.99

2.27

0.05

6.30

Dalea carthagenensis

32

1.99

1.13

0.59

3.72

Chamaesyce cumbrae

32

3.69

2.10

0.16

5.95

Euphorbia heterophylla

28

3.28

1.87

0.08

5.22

Zinnia peruviana

24

2.81

1.60

0.29

4.70

Pectis haenkeana

22

1.93

1.10

0.46

3.50

Mimosa luisana

21

2.46

1.40

20.20

24.06

Stenocereus stellatus

21

2.42

1.38

1.25

5.05

Coryphantha pycnacantha

19

2.23

1.27

0.04

3.54

Viguiera dentata

17

0.82

0.47

2.27

3.56

Dalea sp.

17

3.75

2.13

1.58

7.47

Escontria chiotilla

17

1.99

1.13

20.81

23.94

Phaseolus sp.

17

2.58

1.47

0.11

4.16

Opuntia puberula

16

1.84

1.04

0.23

3.11

Carminatia alvarezii

14

1.64

0.93

0.06

2.64

Lippia graveolens

14

1.64

0.93

2.17

4.74

Physalis philadelphica

14

1.58

0.90

0.56

3.04

Boerhavia erecta

13

1.52

0.87

0.34

2.73

Mimosa polyantha

11

1.29

0.73

8.38

10.41

Sanvitalia fruticosa

10

1.17

0.67

0.06

1.90

Croton sp.

9

1.06

0.60

2.12

3.78

Cordia curassavica

9

1.02

0.58

2.52

4.11

Celtis pallida

8

0.94

0.53

0.60

2.07

Commelina erecta

8

0.94

0.53

0.04

1.52

  1. CFZ = Cloud Forest Zone; TRFZ = Tropical Rainforest Zone; TDFZ = Tropical Dry Forest Zone; TSFZ = Thorn-Scrub Forest Zone (based on Vivar [41]). Only the most important species are reported.
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