Budongo Sample Plot 2
Basic information
Sample name: Budongo Sample Plot 2

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

State: Western

County: Bunyoro

Coordinate: 2° 45' N, 32° 30' E
Latlng basis: stated in text as range

Geography comments: "It has an average altitude of 1100 m."

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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: 122.0

Site width: 30.5

Sampling methods: quadrat

Sample size: 556 individuals

Net or trap nights: 0

Size min: 10.0

Basal area status: not stated

Sampling comments: see p. 70
The sample plots, 122 m. (400 ft.) square (= 1-418 ha. = 3 673 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

Metadata
Sample no: 23

Contributor no: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Modifier no: John Alroy

Created: 2013-01-25 14:08:52

Modified: 2017-11-11 09:38:48

Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
34 species
10 singletons
total count 556
geometric series index: 62.1
Fisher's α: 7.986
geometric series k: 0.8453
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7507
Shannon's H: 2.0781
Good's u: 0.982
Register
Antidesma laciniatum membranaceum1
Belonophora glomerata 1
Bombax reflerum 1
Caloncoba schweinfurthii 256
Canthium vulgare 2
Cassia mannii 1
Celtis kraussiana 2
Chrysophyllum albidum 1
Cordia millenii 1
Croton macrostachyus 5
Dictyandra arborescens 1
Dombeya mukole 6
Erythrophleum suaveolens 25
"Erythrophleum guineense"
Fagara angolensis 1
Funtumia elastica 4
Gelonium taneibarense 2
Holoptelea grandis 1
Klainedoxa gabonensis 1
Lepidoturus laxiflorus 7
Linociera johnsonii 2
Maba abyssinica 3
Maesopsis eminii 64
Markhamia lutea 4
"Markhamia platycalyx"
Morus lactea 2
Ochna tenuissima 5
Olea welwitschii 69
Margaritaria discoidea 33
"Phyllanthus discoideus"
Premna angolensis 5
Sapium ellipticum 18
Spathodea campanulata 12
Tapura fischeri 3
Terminalia velutina 8
Turraea floribunda 4
Uvariopsis "n. sp."5
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