Table 3 Comparison of species richness and density of saplings and seedlings of trees between bamboo and non-bamboo plots.

From: Maling bamboo (Yushania maling) overdominance alters forest structure and composition in Khangchendzonga landscape, Eastern Himalaya

Parameters

Mean ± SE

tvalue

Pvalue

Bamboo plots (Bamboo density = 300.08 ± 32.69; n = 51)

Non-bamboo plots (Bamboo density = 0; n = 18)

Species richness (100 m2)

Saplings

1.90 ± 0.21

1.94 ± 0.27

0.122

0.903

Seedlings

1.00 ± 0.16

2.67 ± 0.21

6.227

0.0001

Density (100 m2)

Saplings

20.94 ± 4.40

22.67 ± 5.65

0.241

0.811

Seedlings

130.39 ± 24.70

444.44 ± 41.60

6.492

0.0001

  1. Mean values ± SE of the vegetation parameters calculated and compared between bamboo and non-bamboo plots using t-test for independence samples.
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