Table 1 Number of plots, plot size descriptive statistics, and total area sampled per agroforestry system (DTP = dispersed trees on pastures; COCOA-AFS = cocoa agroforestry; COFFEE-AFS = coffee agroforestry and LF = live fences) and country for the 2,517 plots selected for analysis (see methods).

From: Patterns of shade plant diversity in four agroforestry systems across Central America: a meta-analysis

 

DTP

COCOA-AFS

COFFEE-AFS

LF

COUNTRY TOTAL

Country

Number plots

Sampled area (ha)

Number plots

Sampled area (ha)

Number plots

Sampled area (ha)

Number plots

Sampled area (ha)

Number of plots

Sampled area (ha)

Panama

5

0.5

127

88.1

  

19

0.4

151

89.0

Costa Rica

180

1,150.9

67

41.3

81

8.3

202

109.1

530

1,309.7

Nicaragua

188

515.5

272

68.2

174

41.8

93

33.6

727

659.1

Honduras

47

43.5

249

89.3

272

25.6

46

43.0

614

201.4

Guatemala

  

240

68.5

19

0.5

  

259

68.9

Belize

75

72.5

159

15.9

  

2

0.2

236

88.5

AFS TOTAL

495

1,782.9

1114

371.3

546

76.1

362

186.2

2,517

2,416.6

Plot size statistics (ha)

     

Range

0.04–161.0

0.07–9.8

0.03–0.5

0.01–1.6

  

Median

1.00

0.10

0.10

0.43

  

Average

3.60

0.33

0.14

0.51