Table 2.

Comparison of tree community structure among the three forest management systems (OG: old-growth, SL: selectively logged, CC: clear-cut logged) in a moist semi-deciduous forest in Ghana. Across the same row, values with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05) as determined by permutation tests (diversity indices) and Tukey’s post-hoc test (density and basal area).

Tree characteristics	OG	SL	CC
Species richness	64a	38b	20c
Shannon diversity index	3.36a	3.05b	2.61c
Evenness	0.45a	0.55b	0.68c
Density per plot	21a	11b	10b
Basal area per plot (m2)	3.10a	1.70b	0.90c