Budongo Sample Plot 3
Basic information
Sample name: Budongo Sample Plot 3
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."
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: 762 individuals
Net or trap nights: 0
Size min: 10.0
Basal area status: not stated
Sampling comments: see p. 72
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
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: 24
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Modifier no: John Alroy
Created: 2013-01-25 14:09:06
Modified: 2017-11-11 09:38:48
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
38 species
8 singletons
total count 762
geometric series index: 58.5
Fisher's α: 8.412
geometric series k: 0.8738
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.9023
Shannon's H: 2.7322
Good's u: 0.9895
Register
| Alstonia congensis | 9 | |
| Antrocaryon micraster | 2 | |
| Balsamocitrus dawei | 1 | |
| Caloncoba schweinfurthii | 73 | |
| Canthium vulgare | 1 | |
| Celtis brownii | 121 | |
| Celtis durandii ugandensis | 20 | |
| Celtis zenkeri | 2 | |
| Chaetacme microcarpa | 1 | |
| Chrysophyllum albidum | 16 | |
| Conopharyngia holstii | 4 | |
| Cordia millenii | 3 | |
| Dombeya mukole | 2 | |
| Ehretia cymosa | 5 | |
| Erythrophleum suaveolens | 6 | |
| "Erythrophleum guineense" | ||
| Fagara angolensis | 1 | |
| Funtumia elastica | 34 | |
| Funtumia latifolia | 27 | |
| Gelonium zanzibarense | 5 | |
| Guarea cedrata | 3 | |
| Holoptelea grandis | 21 | |
| Klainedoxa gabonensis | 1 | |
| Maba abyssinica | 147 | |
| Maesopsis eminii | 84 | |
| Morus lactea | 6 | |
| Ochna tenuissima | 1 | |
| Olea welwitschii | 37 | |
| Pavetta insignis | 1 | |
| Margaritaria discoidea | 32 | |
| "Phyllanthus discoideus" | ||
| Premna angolensis | 2 | |
| Pterygota "n. sp." | 40 | |
| E.1609 | ||
| Randia malleifera | 1 | |
| Sapium ellipticum | 5 | |
| Spathodea campanulata | 9 | |
| Tapura fischeri | 25 | |
| Teclea nobilis | 6 | |
| Uvariopsis "n. sp." | 6 | |
| E.2291 | ||
| Vangueria acutiloba | 2 | |