scholarly journals COMPOSIÇÃO E ESTRUTURA DO COMPONENTE ARBÓREO DE UM REMANESCENTE DE FLORESTA OMBRÓFILA MISTA

FLORESTA ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel R.B. Negrelle ◽  
Ramoci Leuchtenberger
Keyword(s):  
Basal Area ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Total Density ◽  
Araucaria Angustifolia ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Generic Level ◽  
Dead Trees ◽  
Composition And Structure ◽  
Forest Remnant ◽  
Abstract Data

São apresentados dados de levantamento florístico-estrutural realizado em remanescente de Floresta Ombrófila Mista (Mata da Fortaleza) no Parque Estadual de Vila Velha, Ponta Grossa - PR (23° 3’ S, 50° 15’ W). Na aplicação do método de quadrantes (75 pontos) foram registrados 300 indivíduos arbóreos (DAP > 15 cm), sendo 11 arvores mortas em pé. Dentre os indivíduos vivos, catalogaram-se 67 morfo-espécies sendo 37 identificadas em nível de espécie, 15 em nível de gênero, 7 em nível de família e 8 não puderam ser identificadas. Para estes indivíduos detectou-se um valor de diversidade H’=3,538 (var. = 0,00413), densidade total de 658 árvores/hectares e área basal total de 32,97 m2. Cerca de 59 % dos indivíduos amostrados foram classificados como macrofanerófitos e 41% como mesofanerófitos, não ocorrendo registro de nanofanerófitos. As espécies de maiores valores estruturais foram Ocotea odorifera (VI=40,19), Araucaria angustifolia (VI= 30,39), Ocotea acutifolia (VI=19,0) e Luehea divaricata (VI=18,44). Floristic composition and structure of an Araucarian forest remnant Abstract Data from a floristic and structural survey in an araucarian forest remnant (called Mata da Fortaleza) in the Vila Velha State Park (Ponta Grossa - PR - 23° 3’ S, 50° 15’ W) are presented. With the application of the point-centered quarter method (75 sampling points), 300 trees (dbh > 15cm) were sampled, including 11 dead trees. Within the alive individuals, 67 morpho-species were detected, 37 identified at a species level, 15 at a generic level, 07 at a family level and 8 were not identified. For the alive component the diversity was H’=3.538 (var. = 0.00413), total density was 658 trees/hectare and the total basal area was 32.97 m2. Almost 59 % of all sampled individuals was classified as macrofanerophyte and 41% as mesofanerophyte, with no register of nanofanerophytes. The species with the greatest importance value were: Ocotea odorifera (40,19), Araucaria angustifolia (30,39), Ocotea acutifolia (19,0) and Luehea divaricata (18,44).

scholarly journals CARACTERIZAÇÃO FLORÍSTICA E ESTRUTURAL DE UM FRAGMENTO DE FLORESTA OMBRÓFILA MISTA, EM CURITIBA, PR – BRASIL

FLORESTA ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubens Marques Rondon Neto ◽  
Carina Kozera ◽  
Regina do Rocio De Andrade ◽  
Adriana Trippia Cecy ◽  
Ana Paula Hummes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diversity Index ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Total Density ◽  
Araucaria Angustifolia ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Important Species ◽  
Casearia Sylvestris ◽  
Index Value

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo conhecer a composição florística e a estrutura dos indivíduos arbóreos com DAP ³ 5cm presentes em um fragmento de Floresta Ombrófila Mista (Floresta com Araucária), denominado “Capão do Tigre”, situado em Curitiba - PR. Em dezoito parcelas de 10 x 20m foram inventariados 710 indivíduos, distribuídos em 77 espécies, pertencentes a 36 famílias e 55 gêneros. O valor do índice de diversidade Shannon para as espécies foi de 3,437. A densidade total estimada foi de 1.972 indivíduos/ha e os valores médios de DAP e altura encontrados foram 11,6 cm e 8,2 m, respectivamente. De acordo com o parâmetro valor de importância ampliado, as espécies mais importantes foram Casearia sylvestris, Allophylus edulis, Luehea divaricata, Araucaria angustifolia, Cupania vernalis, Ocotea corymbosa, Ocotea nutans, Jacaranda puberula, Mollinedia clavigera e Solanum sanctae-catharinae. FLORISTIC AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A FRAGMENT OF MIXED OMBROPHYLOUS FOREST IN CURITIBA, PR - BRAZIL Abstract The aim of this paper was to know the floristic composition and the structureof a Mixed Ombrophylous Forest fragment (Araucaria Forest), named “Capão do Tigre”, situated in Curitiba - PR. It was inventoried 710 trees individuous in eighteen 10 x 20 m plots with DBH ³ 5cm, distributed in 77 species from 55 gender and 36 families. The Shannon diversity index value was 3,437 for the species. The total density found was 1.972 individuous/ha, and the medium DBH and height was 11,6 cm and 8,2 m, respectively. Acording to the parameters of Amplieted Importance Value, the most important species are: Casearia sylvestris, Allophylus edulis, Luehea divaricata, Araucaria angustifolia, Cupania vernalis, Ocotea corymbosa, Ocotea nutans, Jacaranda puberula, Mollinedia clavigera e Solanum sanctae-catharinae.

scholarly journals Floristic Composition and Structure in Relation to Elevation in the Togo Plateau Forest Reserve in Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilchrist K. Faith Dogor ◽  
Emmanuel Acquah ◽  
Alexander K. Anning
Keyword(s):  
Elevation Gradient ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Species Identity ◽  
R Software ◽  
Elevation Gradients ◽  
Forest Reserve ◽  
Composition And Structure ◽  
Special Scientific ◽  
Geographical Locations

Plateau ecosystems are of special scientific and conservation interests as they harbour rich plant diversity and exhibit considerable spatial variability along elevation gradients. In this study, variations in floristic composition and structure in relation to elevation were studied in six-fringed communities Hohoe (HH), Alavanyo (AL), Santrokofi (SA), Akpafu (AK), Bowuri (BO), and Nkonya (NK) of the Togo Plateau Forest Reserve in Ghana to better provide explicit and effective management of this ecological hotspot. A total of 180 plots (each measuring 25m × 25m) were demarcated across the six communities for sampling of trees (DBH measured at 1.3 m above ground ≥10 cm). Smaller nested plots, measuring 5m × 5m and 1m × 1m were used for sampling saplings (DBH < 10 cm, height > 1.5 m) and seedlings (DBH < 3 cm, height < 1.5 m), respectively. Species identity and abundance and elevation were recorded for each plot. Relationships of elevation gradients with vegetation attributes were analysed using simple linear regression and R software package. A total of 281 plant species (164 trees, 60 saplings and 57 seedlings) belonging to 66 families were recorded in the study. Leguminosae, Apocynaceae and Euphorbiaceae were the most dominant families across and along the elevation gradient. The average basal area of trees was calculated as 44.72 m2/ha and varied across the six communities (ranged from 57.10 m2/ha at BO to 33.10 m2/ha at AL) whereas the Shannon-Weiner Index (H’) averaged as 3.99 and varied across the six communities (ranged from4.14 m2/ha at BO to 3.89m2/ha at AL) and evenness index averaged as 0.96 (ranged from1.00at BO to 0.92 at AL). The saplings and seedlings also follow a similar pattern of composition and structure. The geographical locations of the study communities which somehow correspond with different elevations to the plateau (i.e., BO, NK occur in lower elevations, SA, AL in mid elevations and HH, AL in higher elevations) has been identified as the drivers of the composition and structure across the communities on the landscape. The most important trees listed in the study were C. pentandra, A. zygia, and T. superba. The saplings were A. camerunensis, M. puberula and C. ferruginea. The seedlings were C. odorata, P. hirsuta and C. affer. The most important tree species listed were distributed along a broad range of elevation. Results obtained revealed high biodiversity of the plateau. These findings may lead to a better understanding of the composition and structure of several plateau ecosystems found in Ghana and elsewhere.

Structure and floristic composition of a tropical evergreen forest in south-west India

1996 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Pierre Pascal ◽  
Raphael Pelissier
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Evergreen Forest ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Importance Value Index ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Tropical Evergreen Forest ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
The Western Ghats

ABSTRACTA permanent plot of 28 ha was established in a dense wet evergreen forest in the Western Ghats of India to study the functioning of the ecosystem. Since April 1990, 1981 trees of ≥30 cm gbh have been enumerated in a systematic sampling of five strips totalling 3.12 ha. This paper describes the main structural and floristic characteristics of the plot.The density (635 trees ≥30 cm gbh per hectare) and basal area (39.7 m2 ha−1) are high. Despite the high diversity (Simpson's D = 0.92 and Shannon's H' = 4.56), four species are distinctly, dominant in terms of an importance value index (relative density + relative basal area). Each of these four species occupies a different layer in the ecosystem: Humboldtia brunonis Wall. (Fabaceae) dominates the undergrowth, Myristica dactyloïdes Gaertn. (Myristicaceae) the intermediate strata, Valeria indica L. (Dipterocarpaceae) the higher canopy level and Dipterocarpus indicus Bedd. (Dipterocarpaceae) the emergents. This pronounced species hierarchy is one of the most important characteristics of the evergreen forests of the Western Ghats. The two dipterocarps account for 20.1% of the total number of trees and contribute 40.9% to the total basal area. This formation can, therefore, be considered as the westernmost lowland dipterocarp forest of Asia.Analysis of the spatial variations in the floristic composition and in the structure of the main species populations shows that two kinds of mature phases can be identified: where the topography is raised and gently sloping, the vertical structure of the stand is discontinuous, with Dipterocarpus indicus and Vateria indica forming an emergent layer above a dense undergrowth; on slopes, the stand is lower, vertically continuous and saturated with Valeria indica and Myristica dactyloïdes. The link between the structure of the stand and dynamic processes is discussed.

Floristics and Structure of Arboreal Components in a Restored Atlantic Forest Area

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiane Meloni Silva ◽  
Sebastião Venâncio Martins ◽  
Ricardo Alcántara de la Cruz ◽  
Carlos Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres ◽  
Luiz Henrique Elias Cosimo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Ecological Group ◽  
Average Height ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Successional Stage ◽  
Forest Remnants ◽  
Semideciduous Seasonal Forest ◽  
Guarea Guidonia

Abstract Background: Coffee and livestock degrade Seasonal Semideciduous Forests in the Zona da Mata region of the Atlantic Forest biome in Brazil. The floristic composition must be studied to preserve and conserve forest remnants. The objective was to evaluate the arboreal structure, characterize the seed dispersal syndrome and the ecological group of forest species of a 45-year-old restored area in Viçosa, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The phytosociological parameters density, frequency, dominance and importance value, Shannon's diversity and Pielou's equability were evaluated considering individuals with DBH (diameter at breast height) ≥ 5 cm in sixteen contiguous plots (25 x 25 m). Results: A total of 1,323 individuals from 109 species and 35 botanical families were registered, of which 90 were native and 15 exotic species. The importance value (VI= 11.9%) was highest for Guarea guidonia (Fabaceae). The Shannon's diversity (H') was 3.46 and the equability (J') was 0.74. The number of species (33%) was largest for the initial secondary successional class and the number of individuals with zoochoric dispersion syndrome for the late secondary class (38.3%). The basal area was 44.1 m² ha-1 and the average height was 13 m (ranging from 2 to 32 m). Conclusion: The restored Semideciduous Seasonal Forest is in an advanced successional stage with zoochoric species and a great number of late secondary species.

scholarly journals DYNAMICS OF WOODY SPECIES IN DRY TROPICAL FOREST (CAATINGA), BRAZIL

FLORESTA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 154
Author(s):  
Thyêgo Nunes Alves Barreto ◽  
Rinaldo Luiz Caraciolo Ferreira ◽  
José Antônio Aleixo Silva ◽  
Cleuma Christir da silva Almeida ◽  
Andréa de Vasconcelos Freitas Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Shannon Index ◽  
Permanent Plots ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Sustainability Strategies ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Use

Studying selected floristic changes in dry forests is fundamental to foster conservation and sustainability strategies. Objective: to analyze the occurrence of woody species in a tropical forest with a history of use. In 2008, 40 permanent plots were installed and wood with a circumference of 1.30 m at a breast height (CAP) ≥ 6 cm were measured. In 2012, newly established individuals (those that did not meet the size requirements in 2008 but did in 2012) and mortality of the remaining individuals were analyzed by computer. Where applicable, the density, frequency, and absolute dominance, importance value, newly established individuals, mortality, and gross growth for each species, along with the Shannon index were estimated. The floristic composition and diversity remain unchanged. After four years, there were few differences between species, while in most cases the growth in the basal area was positive and sometimes the number of newly established individuals exceeded the mortality. After 24 years of logging, the analyzed forest area did not reach its initial basal area stock when compared to other areas of the Caatinga that do not have a history of disturbance.

scholarly journals PROJEÇÃO DIAMÉTRICA POR RAZÃO DE MOVIMENTAÇÃO EM UM FRAGMENTO DE FLORESTA OMBRÓFILA MISTA NO SUL DO PARANÁ

FLORESTA ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Mayara Dalla Lana ◽  
Sylvio Péllico Netto ◽  
Ana Paula Dalla Corte ◽  
Carlos Roberto Sanquetta ◽  
Carlos Frederico Lins e Silva Brandão
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Native Forest ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Breast Height ◽  
Dead Trees ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Ombrophilous Forest ◽  
Individual Trees

O objetivo deste estudo foi simular o crescimento em número de árvores e área basal de um fragmento de Floresta Ombrófila Mista, em nível de floresta, espécies e famílias botânicas de maior valor de importância. Os dados utilizados são provenientes de um inventário contínuo de três parcelas implantadas em 1995 de 1 ha cada e uma de 0,5 ha, totalizando uma área amostral de 3,5 ha, no município de São João do Triunfo, Paraná. Todos os indivíduos arbóreos com diâmetro à altura do peito igual ou maior que 10,0 cm foram identificados, mensurados, e durante as remedições, todas as árvores mortas e recrutadas foram registradas até o ano de 2011. As projeções com o modelo de razão de movimentação foram realizadas para os indivíduos arbóreos agrupados em intervalo de classe de 10 cm de diâmetro, para a prognose dos anos de 2013, 2015, 2017 e 2019. A floresta como um todo crescerá 5,7 m².ha-1 em área basal, mas não em número de árvores, confirmando amadurecimento desse fragmento.Palavras-chave: Manejo sustentável; floresta nativa; área basal. AbstractDiametric projection by movement ratio in a Mixed Ombrophilous Forest fragment in Southern Paraná. The aim of this research was to simulate the growth in number of trees and basal area of a Mixed Ombrophilous Forest fragment, in level of forest, botanical families and species with the greater importance value. The data are from a continuous inventory in three sample plots of 1 ha each, and one of 0.5 ha, adding up 3.5 ha of sampled area, in São João do Triunfo, Paraná. All trees with diameter at breast height equal or greater than 10.0 cm were identified, measured and, during remeasurements, all recruited and dead trees were counted until the year 2011. The projections with movement ratio model were performed to the individual trees grouped in classes’ interval of 10 cm diameter for the prognosis of the years 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019. The forest as a whole will grow 5,7 m².ha-1 in basal area, but not in number of trees, confirming maturation of this fragment.Keywords: Sustainable management; native forest; basal area.

Changes in the floristic composition of cerrado sensu stricto in Brazil over a nine-year period

2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 579-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanine Maria Felfili ◽  
Alba Valéria Rezende ◽  
Manoel Cláudio Da Silva Júnior ◽  
Marco Aurélio Silva
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Permanent Plots ◽  
Constant Density ◽  
Composition And Structure

Changes in floristic composition and structure in a cerrado sensu stricto area were studied over a 9-y period. A sample of 19 (20-m × 50-m) permanent plots was assessed at 3-y intervals from 1985 to 1994, when all stems ≥ 5 cm at 0.30 m above the ground level were measured. There was little change in species composition over the period. Changes in density and basal area of the whole community were in the range of 5% over the 9 y. These parameters fluctuated over the years with the greatest differences found in the comparisons of 1991, 2 y after an accidental fire reached the site, with other years. The changes in density and basal area were greater than in several tropical forests, probably due to disturbances such as fire occurring at 3 to 5-y intervals. The nearly constant density and basal area suggested a highly resilient community.

STUDIES IN MONODOMINANT FORESTS IN EASTERN MATO GROSSO, BRAZIL: I. A FOREST OF BROSIMUM RUBESCENS TAUB

2001 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. S. MARIMON ◽  
J. M. FELFILI ◽  
M. HARIDASAN
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Low Fertility ◽  
Diameter Distribution ◽  
Total Density ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Amazonian Forests

The occurrence of a monodominant tropical forest dominated by the tree species Brosimum rubescens Taub. (Moraceae) in the transition zone between the cerrado region and the Amazonian rain forests along the Araguaia valley in the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil is reported. A 6000m2 (40×150m) area located in the central portion of a forest (14°50′47″S, 52°08′37″W) on the Eldorado Farm in Nova Xavantina was sampled to determine the structure, phytosociology and soil properties. A total of 44 tree species was found in the forest, with a Shannon diversity index (H′) of 2.37 and the Pielou evenness index (J′) of 0.63. These values were similar to those reported by other workers in an Amazonian monodominant forest dominated by Peltogyne gracilipes. Average tree density equal or greater than (≥) 5cm dbh was 1066ha−1 and basal area 37.46m2 ha−1. Dead standing individuals represented 7.03% of the total density and lianas 8.12%. The main families were Moraceae, Rubiaceae, Burseraceae, Hippocrateaceae and Leguminosae–Caesalpinioideae. The species with the highest importance value indices were B. rubescens (124.55), Amaioua intermedia var. brasiliana (32.97), Cheiloclinium cognatum (22.41), Tetragastris balsamifera (19.58) and Protium pilosissimum (16.64). Brosimum rubescens alone accounted for 85.5% of the individuals ≥30cm dbh, 80.35% of those ≥20cm dbh, 57.33% of those ≥10cm dbh, and 35.85% of those ≥5cm dbh. The forest was composed of upper, middle and lower storeys. Diameter distribution was unbalanced for the community and for the main species, suggesting that establishment has been episodic. The surface soil was acid, with high exchangeable Al levels and low fertility, as is the case for most cerrados and Amazonian forests. The availability of K was in the range of adequacy, as compared with most native soils. However, concentrations of available Mg in the soil was higher than that of available Ca, with Mg/Ca ratios above three, unlike most cerrados and Amazonian forests, but similar to the soils of many monodominant tropical forests reported in the literature. Soils were characterized by high concentrations of available Fe. Besides the high Mg/Ca ratios, a high proportion of K as compared with the bivalent cations Ca and Mg, and toxicities of Fe and Mn due to strong acidity could be factors influencing the occurrence of species in this forest.

scholarly journals Woody Species Diversity and Structure of Protected Woodlands Adjacent to Free Grazing Land Woodland at Dugda Woreda, Oromia, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Tsegu Ereso Denbel
Keyword(s):  
Basal Area ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Importance Value Index ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Mature Trees ◽  
Grazing Land ◽  
Individual Tree ◽  
Breast Height

The study was conducted in protected woodland and free graze woodland located in Dugda Woreda, Oromia state, Ethiopia. The objective of the study was to explore the floristic composition, structure, and regeneration of woody species. In the park, the vegetation ecology has not been studied up to date, which is necessary for conservation. The systematic sampling technique was used to collect vegetation and human disturbance (presence and absence) data from August to December 2017. The vegetation data were collected from 30 plots from each woodland with a size of 900 m2 (30 m × 300 m) for tree/shrub, while subplots of size 400 m2 (20 m × 20 m) for sapling, respectively, were established in the main plots. Individual tree and shrub diameters at breast height (DBH) ≥2.5 cm and height ≥ 2 m were measured using a tape meter and clinometer, respectively. Diameter at breast height (DBH), frequency, density, basal area, and importance value index (IVI) were used for vegetation structure description, while the densities of mature trees, sapling, and seedling were used for regeneration. A total of 446 individual stems from free grazed woodland and 641 individual stems from protected woodland with a DBH of ≥2.5 cm were encountered from 30 studied sample plots that are protected and free grazed woodlands. Of these, from the total woody species, 68.42% were trees and 31.57% shrubs found in protected woodland; 76.92% were trees and 23.07% shrubs found in free grazed woodland. The total basal area of the woody plant was 3.1 ± 1 m2/ha in free grazed woodland and 4.2 ± 2 m2/ha in protected woodland, calculated for 19 woody species. Fabaceae, Balanitaceae, Capparidaceae, Verbenaceae, and Boraginaceae families were the most abundant families in both woodlands. However, there is a good initiation for the conservation of the park; still, the vegetation of the park was threatened by human-induced fire following intensive farming, gold mining, and overgrazing.

scholarly journals Estructura, composición florística y diversidad de especies leñosas de un bosque mesófilo de montaña en la Sierra de Manantlán, Jalisco

2017 ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Enrique Valente Sánchez-Rodríguez ◽  
Lauro López-Mata ◽  
Edmundo García-Moya ◽  
Ramón Cuevas-Guzmán
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Forest Structure ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Transitional Forest ◽  
Bosque Mesófilo De Montaña ◽  
Sierra De Manantlán

In this paper we describe the structure, floristic composition and woody (tree and shrub) species diversity of a cloud forest at Cuzalapa, Sierra de Manantlán, Jalisco. Two localities with four 2,500 m2 plots each were established at El Durazno and La Pareja. All species present in the plots were identified and recorded, and their diameters at breast height (DBH ≥ 3cm) and heights measured. Forest structure is described using the relative values of density and basal area; in addition, a diagram  of forest profile was drawn for each plot. Among-plot similarity was assessed with Sørensen 's Index. Species diversity was evaluated using Shannon-Wiener 's, Simpson's, and Fisher's α indexes. In the total sampled area (2 ha) 2,086 individuals  belonging to 101 species (including two new records for the flora de la Sierra de Manantlán, Sapranthus foetidus and AIchornea  latifolia), distributed in 75 genera and 44 farnilies, were recorded. The families with the largest numbers of species were:  Leguminosae (8), Solanaceae and Fagaceae (7 each), Moraceae and Compositae (6 each), Lauraceae (5), and Rubiaceae (3).  Tree density at El Durazno and La Pareja was 1,084 and 1,002 trees ha-', and basal area was 38.7 and 31.9 m2 ha-', respectively.  At both localities, Styrax radians had the highest relative importance value. Forest structure and species composition at both  localities correspond to tracks of transitional forest between early to intermediate stages, which results from recurrent anthro- pogenic disturbances such as logging 50 years ago. Species diversity in Cuzalapa is one of the highest ever recorded for cloud  forests of Mexico, which presumably is a consequence of anthropogenic and natural disturbances. Both kind of disturbances  are important forces in maintaining the structure, species composition, and high species diversity in this cloud forest.

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