Table 3.
Correlation matrix illustrating various species diversity metrics for forage species cited by local agro-pastoralists resident in varied rural communities in northern Ghana and southern-central Burkina Faso.
| Diversity metrics | Species richness | Species evenness | Shannon’s index | Simpson’s index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species richness | 1 | −0.019 [−0.393, 0.452] | 0.735** [0.379, 0.950] | 0.502* [0.136, 0.749] |
| Species evenness | 16 | 1 | 0.327 [−0.212, 0.775] | 0.549* [0.133, 0.838] |
| Shannon’s index | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0.775** [0.402, 0.891] |
| Simpson’s index | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
Bias correlated and accelerated bootstrap (BCa) 95 percent CIs reported in brackets.
Unless otherwise stated, bootstrap results are based on 1000 samples. Note: N = Sample size = 16 villages, ns = not significant (P > 0.05), *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.