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Table 2 Abundance (AB), density (DE), basal area (BA) and importance value index (IVI) of woody plants in quarry areas

From: Effects of stone mining on woody plant species diversity and selected soil properties in northern Ethiopia

Species

Family

Life form

AB (number)

DE (number/ha)

BA (m2 ha−1)

IVI

Withania somnifera (L.)

Solanaceae

SH

1

0.4

0

0.1

Acokanthera schimperi

Apocynaceae

B

1

0.4

0

0.1

Euphorbia canderlabrum

Euphorbiaceae

T

1

0.4

0

0.1

Euphorbia tirucalli

Euphorbiaceae

T

1

0.4

0

0.12

Psydrax schimperiana

Rubiaceae

T

1

0.4

0

0.11

Bridelia micrantha

Euphorbiaceae

T

1

0.4

0

0.11

Clematis simensis Fres.

Ranunculaceae

WH

1

0.4

0

0.1

Ziziphus spina-christi

Rhamanaceae

T

1

0.4

0

0.11

Grewia ferruginea

Tiliaceae

B

2

0.7

0

0.22

Vachellia bussei

Fabaceae

T

2

0.7

0

0.2

Alendiya

Unidentified

B

2

0.7

0

0.2

Rumex nervosus

Polygonaceae

SH

2

0.7

0

0.2

Bridelia micrantha

Euphorbiaceae

T

3

1.1

0.06

0.57

Phytolacca dodecandra

Phytolaccaceae

B

3

1.1

0.01

0.37

Albizia scimgeriana

Fabaceae

B

4

1.4

0

0.33

Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.)

Celastraceae

S/T

4

1.4

0

0.41

Murkus_zbi

Unidentified

SH

4

1.4

0.05

0.49

Dicrostachys cinerea

Mimosaceae

SH

5

1.8

0

0.28

Entada abyssinica

Mimosaceae

B

5

1.8

0

0.35

Vachellia abysinica Hochst.exBenth

Fabaceae

T

6

2.2

0.03

0.48

Acacia saligna

Mimosaceae

T

6

2.2

0.08

1.18

Faidherbia albida

Fabaceae

T

9

3.3

0.06

0.95

Solanum incanum L.

Solanaceae

B

12

4.3

0.01

0.98

Rumex nervosus

Polygonaceae

B

17

6.2

0.01

1.27

Dodonea angustifolia (L.) Jack

Sapindaceae

SH

18

6.5

0.01

1.42

Vachellia etbaica Schlueinf

Mimosaceae

T

21

7.6

0.08

2.17

Vachellia lehai

Fabaceae

T

28

10.1

0.2

2.76

Aloe berhana Tad.

Aloaceae

WH

28

10.1

0

2.8

Rhoicissus tridentata

Vitaceae

WH

29

10.5

0.01

2.96

Croton macrostachyus

Euphorbiaceae

T

36

13

0.04

3.11

Buddleja polystachya

Lndigenous

SH

106

38.4

0.11

4.7

Calpurnia aurea (Alt.)

Fabaceae

SH

111

40.2

0.12

5.29

Senna singueana (Del.) Lack

Caesalpiniodeae

SH

205

74.3

0.22

9.26

Maytenus arbutifolia (A. Rich.)

Celastraceae

SH

466

168.8

0.49

16.44

Euclea racemosa subsp.schimperi

Ebenaceae

SH

667

241.7

3.68

39.76

Total

  

1809

655.4

5.29

100

  1. T Tree, SH Shrub, B Bush, WH Woody herb