Parameters Trees Shrubs Herbs Climbers
Regeneration density (individualsha-1) 340 ± 61 4792 ± 675 8967 ± 1265 40 ± 7
Species richness
(Simpson index)
0.80 ± 0.05 0.84 ± 0.04 0.87 ± 0.06 0.79 ± 0.05
Species diversity
(Shannon–Wiener index)
2.12 ± 0.13 2.81 ± 0.10 3.34 ± 0.08 1.77 ± 0.11
Frequency (%) 26.00 ± 0.01 16.00 ± 0.51 12.00 ± 0.93 7.00 ± 0.05
Density
(individuals ha-1)
967 ± 25 14667 ± 250 790667 ± 1232 75 ± 9
Species evenness 0.73 ± 0.08 0.77 ± 0.06 0.67 ± 0.04 0.90 ± 0.08
Basal area (m2ha-1) 24.4 ± 1.2 8.4 ± 0.4 2.6 ± 0.1 1.3 ± 0.2
Litter (mm) 18 ± 4
Crown cover (%) 64 ± 10
Litter + humus depth (mm) 37 ± 9
Table 2: Plant diversity at 24-year-old restored mine site at Gumgaon.