Biodiversity Management under Cashew Agro-ecosystems in Central Africa: A case study from Cameroon

Open Journal of Agricultural Research | Vol 1, Issue 2

Table 4. The index of diversity inCashew agroecosystems.

Subdivision	Ages (Years)	ISH	EQ	DS	IVI
	0–10	2.28 ± 0.07a	0.98 ± 0.01a	0.75 ± 0.15a	300 ± 57.47a
	10–20	2.95 ± 0.06a	0.99 ± 0.01a	0.86 ± 0.12a	300 ± 57.47a
Bénoué	+20	3.47 ± 0.17a	0.98 ± 0.01a	0.93 ± 0.11a	300 ± 57.47a

	Mean	2.90 ± 0.59A	0.98 ± 0.05A	0.84 ± 0.09A	300 ± 57.47A

	0–10	2.29 ± 0.06a	0.98 ± 0.01a	0.75 ± 0.15a	300 ± 57.47a
Faro	10–20	2.70 ± 0.06a	0.99 ± 0.01a	0.80 ± 0.10a	300 ± 57.47a
	+20	3.42 ± 0.06a	0.98 ± 0.01a	0.88 ± 0.14a	300 ± 57.47a

	Mean	2.80 ± 0.57A	0.98 ± 0.05A	0.81 ± 0.06A	300 ± 57.47A

Mayo-Loutii	0–10	2.43 ± 0.05a	0.98 ± 0.01a	0.78 ± 0.15a	300 ± 57.47a
	10–20	2.95 ± 0.09a	0.99 ± 0.01a	0.86 ± 0.12a	300 ± 57.47a
	+20	3.43 ± 0.16a	0.98 ± 0.01a	0.90 ± 0.17a	300 ± 57.47a

	Mean	2.93 ± 0.50A	0.98 ± 0,05A	0.84 ± 0.06A	300 ± 57.47A

	0–10	2.18 ± 0.09a	0.98 ± 0.01a	0.70 ± 0.18a	300 ± 57.47a
	10–20	2.25 ± 0.09a	0.99 ± 0.01a	0.72 ± 0.12a	300 ± 57.47a
Mayo-Rey	+20	3.29 ± 0.06a	0.98 ± 0.01a	0.82 ± 0.15a	300 ± 57.47a

	Mean	2.57 ± 0.62A	0.98 ± 0.05A	0.74 ± 0.06A	300 ± 57.47A

Note: ISH: Shannon's Index; EQ: Piélou index; DS: Simpson's Index; IVI: Importance Value Index. The assigned values of the same letter are not statistically different (p> 0.05, Duncan’s test).