Budongo Sample Plot 1
Basic information
Sample name: Budongo Sample Plot 1
Reference: W. J. Eggeling. 1947. Observations on the ecology of the Budongo rain forest, Uganda. Journal of Ecology 34(1):20-87 [ER 5]
Geography
Country: Uganda
Coordinate: 1° 45' N, 31° 30' E
Coordinate basis: stated in text as range
Geography comments: "It has an average altitude of 1100 m."
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest
Substrate: ground surface
Disturbance: selective logging
MAT: 21.8
WMT: 22.6
CMT: 20.7
MAP: 1840.0
Dry months: 2
Habitat comments: JA: MAP range is estimated as 1780 to 1900 mm; MAT, CMT, and WMT are based on the "mean temperature of the air" figures for Masindi (which is close to the forest) that are given on p. 30
Methods
Life forms: trees
Sites: 1
Site length: 122
Site width: 30.5
Sampling methods: quadrat
Sample size: 473 individuals
Size min: 10
Sampling comments: see p. 68
The sample plots, 122 m. (400 ft.) square (= 1418 ha. = 3673 acres), were marked out by chain and compass. Each was divided into four strips 122 x 30.5 m. (400 x 100 ft.), and all trees over 10 cm. (4 in.) d.b.h. were measured (p. 39)
The sample plots, 122 m. (400 ft.) square (= 1418 ha. = 3673 acres), were marked out by chain and compass. Each was divided into four strips 122 x 30.5 m. (400 x 100 ft.), and all trees over 10 cm. (4 in.) d.b.h. were measured (p. 39)
Metadata
Sample number: 22
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Modifier no: John Alroy
Created: 2013-01-25 14:08:34
Modified: 2017-11-11 09:38:48
Abundance distribution
35 species
13 singletons
total count 473
geometric series index: 64.3
Fisher's α: 8.726
geometric series k: 0.8664
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8848
Shannon's H: 2.6766
Good's u: 0.9725
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
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| Antidesma laciniatum membranaceum | 7 | |
| Lepisanthes senegalensis | 3 | |
| "Aphania senegalensis" | ||
| Caloncoba schweinfurthii | 131 | |
| Celtis brownii | 23 | |
| Celtis durandii ugandensis | 7 | |
| Celtis kraussiana | 7 | |
| Celtis zenkeri | 1 | |
| Chrysophyllum albidum | 1 | |
| Clausena anisata | 4 | |
| Cleistopholis patens | 1 | |
| Cordia millenii | 1 | |
| Croton macrostachyus | 1 | |
| Dombeya mukole | 9 | |
| Ehretia cymosa | 1 | |
| "Ehretia eymosa" | ||
| Erythrophleum suaveolens | 15 | |
| "Erythrophleum guineense" | ||
| Fagara angolensis | 1 | |
| Funtumia elastica | 1 | |
| Lannea welwitschii | 1 | |
| Lepidoturus laxiflorus | 33 | |
| Linociera johnsonii | 1 | |
| Maba abyssinica | 17 | |
| Markhamia lutea | 1 | |
| "Markhamia platycalyx" | ||
| Morus lactea | 1 | |
| Olea welwitschii | 48 | |
| Margaritaria discoidea | 19 | |
| "Phyllanthus discoideus" | ||
| Pittosporum abyssinieum | 4 | |
| Premna angolensis | 3 | |
| Sapium ellipticum | 14 | |
| Spathodea campanulata | 23 | |
| Tapura fischeri | 2 | |
| Teclea nobilis | 4 | |
| Terminalia velutina | 26 | |
| Turraea floribunda | 40 | |
| Uvariopsis n. sp. | 21 | |
| E.2291 | ||