Parameters Jameshwar Ulkagari Ansuiya Devi Maroor
Tree density (m-2 ha-1) 782 858 984 1352
Shrub density (25m-2) 14.12 14.81 17.9 18.78
Herb density (m-2) 26.29 26.7 21.76 20.14
TBC (m2ha-1) 60.12 31.67 84.34 58.78
No. of species/ species richness 93 102 119 102
Diversity Index: (Tree) 
Shannon Index (Hʹ) 2.67 2.35 2.93 2.1
Simpson Index (CD) 0.08 0.14 0.06 0.19
Margalef Index (Spp. richness) 3.69 3.29 4.35 3.53
Berger-Parker Index 0.22 0.28 0.13 0.35
Evenness 0.85 0.76 0.87 0.78
Diversity Index: (Shrub) 
Shannon Index (Hʹ) 3.07 2.49 3.42 2.97
Simpson Index (CD) 0.06 0.09 0.06 0.05
Margalef Index (Spp. richness) 4 4.52 5.07 5.44
Berger-Parker Index 0.14 0.25 0.14 0.14
Evenness 0.92 0.83 0.93 0.8
Diversity Index: (Herb)
Shannon Index (Hʹ) 3.11 3.28 3.51 3.05
Simpson Index (CD) 0.07 0.06 0.08 0.09
Margalef Index (Spp. richness) 4.66 5.47 6.02 5.06
Berger-Parker Index 0.2 0.16 0.22 0.25
Evenness 0.84 0.84 0.88 0.81
Table 2: Different ecological and diversity parameters across study sites.