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] |