Table 4 Community characteristics of Eastern Himalayan forests of Arunachal Pradesh, NE India

Total number of plots studied (No.)

354 transects

708 quadrats

Size of sampled area (m²)

5000

1

Actual sampled area (ha)

177

0.0708

Dominant species

Dendrocalamus strictus

Ageratum conyzoides

Dominant family

Ericaceae

Asteraceae

No. of families (identified species)

74

55

Species richness

329

153

Density (individual∙ha⁻¹)

465

375,777

Basal area of trees (m²∙ha⁻¹)

3237.58

–

Diversity (Shannon’s H′)

4.64

4.12

Concentration of dominance (Simpson index)

0.02

0.03

Evenness Index

0.81

0.78

Species richness Index (Margalef index of richness)

28.01

15.81