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Table 3 Abundance (AB), density (DE), basal area (BA) and Importance Value Index (IVI) of woody plants in non-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

Jasmnum abyssinicum Hochst.exDc

Oleaceae

SH

1

0.4

0

0.08

Rhamnus staddo

Anacardiaceae

T

1

0.4

0

0.08

Phytolacca dodecandra

Phytolaccaceae

T

1

0.4

0

0.08

Combretum molle

Combretaceae

T

1

0.4

0.18

0.53

Plumbago zeylanica

Unidentified

B

2

0.7

0

0.15

Maesa lanceolata

Myrsinaceae

T

2

0.7

0.01

0.17

Solanum incanum L.

Solanaceae

B

3

1.1

0

0.16

Ziziphus spin-christi (L.) Desf.

Rhamanaceae

T

3

1.1

0.01

0.18

Bcium gradflorum

Lamiaceae

B

4

1.4

0

0.18

Sunuh

Unidentified

B

4

1.4

0

0.25

Rhus natalensis

Anacardiaceae

SH

6

2.2

0

0.27

Justicia schimperiana

Acanthaceae

SH

6

2.2

0.01

0.42

Echinopis hispidus O.hoffm

Asteraceae

WH

7

2.5

0

0.55

Withania somnifera (L.)

Solanaceae

SH

7

2.5

0

0.48

Clerodendron myricoides(Hochst) R.Br ex Vatke

Verbenaceae

SH

7

2.5

0.01

0.36

Acacia saligna (Labill.) Wendel.

Fabaceae

T

9

3.3

0.19

0.84

Maerua angolensis DC. Subsp.

Capperidaceae

T

9

3.3

0.02

0.54

Murkus_zbie

Unidentified

B

10

3.6

0.03

0.5

Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell

Celastraceae

S/T

13

4.7

0.73

2.52

Carrisa edulis Vahl.

Apocynacea

T

14

5.1

0.01

0.51

Grewia ferruginea A.Rich

Tiliaceae

B

17

6.2

0.02

0.49

Dicrostachys cinerea

Fabaceae

SH

18

6.5

0.03

1.06

Alediya

Unidentified

B

20

7.2

0.02

1.18

Entada abyssinica

Mimosaceae

B

20

7.2

0.01

1.02

Vachellia etbaica Schlueinf.

Mimosideae

T

24

8.7

0.17

0.95

Euphorbia canderlabrum

Euphorbiaceae

T

24

8.7

2.36

6.99

Acokanthera schimperi

Apocynaceae

B

28

10.1

0.15

1.27

Aloe berhana Tad.

Aloaceae

WH

29

10.5

0.01

1.33

Rumex nervosus

Polygonaceae

B

29

10.5

0.09

1.33

Rhoicissus tridentata

Vitaceae

WH

35

12.7

0.03

1.44

Dodonea angustifolia (L.) Jack

Sapindaceae

SH

38

13.8

0.02

1.64

Albizia scimgeriana

Fabaceae

B

39

14.1

0.02

1.11

Faidherbia albida

Fabaceae

T

51

18.5

0.68

3.23

Psydrax schimp eriana

Rubiaceae

T

59

21.4

0.23

1.99

Croton machostachys

Euphorbiaceae

T

74

26.8

0.43

3.29

Vachellia abysinica Hochst.ex Benth.

Fabaceae

T

105

38

0.59

3.74

Vachellia lehai

Fabaceae

T

183

66.3

1.03

6.73

Calpurnia aurea(Alt.)

Fabaceae

SH

277

100.4

0.43

5.56

Senna singueana (Del.) Lack.

Caesalpiniodeae

SH

311

112.7

0.47

7.75

Buddleja polystachya

Lndigenous

SH

328

118.8

0.53

6.15

Maytenus arbutifolia (A. Rich.) Wilczek.

Celastraceae

SH

591

214.1

0.93

11.43

Euclea racemosa subsp. schimperi

Ebenaceae

SH

858

310.9

3.77

21.51

Total

  

3268

1184

13.18

100.2

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