Table 2.
Parameters and scores used to calculate Conservation Priority index (CP) for woody plants
|
Local use (L) |
|
| high (cited by more than 71% of the informants) |
10 |
| moderately high (41–70%) |
07 |
| moderately low (<41%) |
04 |
|
Harvesting Risk (HR) |
|
| destructive harvesting (whole plant, tubers or stems) or overexploitation of rhizomes, roots, bark and tubers |
10 |
| removal without causing individual mortality of perennial structures such as bark and roots. |
07 |
| removal of aerial permanent structures such as leaves, stems and sap affecting survival and/or reproductive success. |
04 |
| aerial structures such as flowers and fruits removed unaffecting the plant. |
01 |
| Relative Density (RD) |
|
| not recorded to very low (0–1) |
10 |
| low (1.1 < 3.5) |
07 |
| medium (3.6 < 7) |
04 |
| high (≥7.1) |
01 |
| Relative Frequency (RF) |
|
| not recorded to very low (0–1) |
10 |
| low (1.1 < 3.5) |
07 |
| medium (3.6 < 7) |
04 |
| high (≥7.1) |
01 |
| Relative Dominance (RDo) |
|
| not recorded to very low (0–1) |
10 |
| low (1.1 < 3.5) |
07 |
| medium (3.6 < 7) |
04 |
| high (≥7.1) |
01 |
|
Relative Seedlings Density (RSD) |
|
| not recorded to very low (0–1) |
10 |
| low (1.1 < 3.5) |
07 |
| medium (3.6 < 7) |
04 |
| high (≥7.1) | 01 |