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. 2010 Jan 19;5(1):e8767. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008767

Table 4. Global comparison of shrub and tree species richness in the Center for Tropical Forest Science (CTFS) Forest Dynamics Plots.

Site Country Tree Spp. (≥1 cm dbh, Mean/ha) Tree Spp. (≥10 cm dbh, Mean/ha) Tree Spp. (≥1 cm dbh, Total) Fisher's alpha (Trees ≥1 cm dbh, Mean/ha) Total Census Area (ha) Source
Yasuní National Park Ecuador 655 251 1,104 187.1 25 [96]
Lambir Hills National Park Malaysia 618 247 1,182 165.3 52 [104]
Pasoh Forest Reserve Malaysia 495 206 814 123.9 50 [210]
Khao Chong Wildlife Refuge Thailand 612 24 [211]
Yunnan Province (Xishuangbanna) China 468 20 [211]
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Singapore 276 113 329 60.0 2 [212]
Korup National Park Cameroon 236 87 494 48.0 50 [213]
Palanan Wilderness Area Philippines 197 100 335 43.4 16 [214]
Barro Colorado Island Panama 169 91 301 34.6 50 [215]
Okapi Faunal Reserve (Ituri) D.R. of Congo 161 57 420 29.5 40 [216]
La Planada Nature Reserve Colombia 154 88 228 30.6 25 [217]
Sinharaja World Heritage Site Sri Lanka 142 72 205 24.4 25 [218]
Doi Inthanon National Park Thailand 104.9 66.6 162 19 15 [219]
Ken-Ting National Park Taiwan 104 61 125 3 [220]
Huai Kha Khaeng W. Sanctuary Thailand 96 65 251 23.3 50 [221]
Luquillo Experimental Forest Puerto Rico 73.3 42.1 138 16 [222]
Northern Taiwan (Fushan) Taiwan 110 25 [211]
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary India 24.7 19.8 71 5.9 50 [223]