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Table 3 The indicator covers the abundance values of species as well as their significance (p < 0.005) in at least two community types in Gozamin forest patches. Values in bold refer to species used to name community types

From: Ecological determinants in plant community structure across dry afromontane forest patches of Northwestern Ethiopia

Indicator species

Indicator value %

 

C1

C2

C3

C4

P value

Juniperus procera Hochst. ex Endl.

60

2

0

0

0.001

Olinia rochetiana A. Juss.

60

6

0

0

0.001

Maytenus arbutifolia (A. Rich.) Wilczek

51

23

0

0

0.001

Pittosporium viridiflorum Sims.

47

16

0

0

0.001

Myrica salicifolia Hochst. ex A. Rich.

45

0

0

0

0.001

Myrsine africana L.

24

0

0

0

0.003

Euphorbia abyssinica Steud. ex A. Rich.

2

71

0

0

0.001

Dombeya torrida (J. F. Gmel.) P. Bamps

0

29

3

0

0.001

Allophylus abyssinicus (Hochst.) Radlk.

19

33

2

1

0.003

Dovyalis abyssinica (A. Rich.) Warb.

18

40

1

0

0.001

Albizia schimperiana Oliv.

0

0

50

6

0.001

Ficus sur Forssk.

0

0

19

0

0.007

Croton macrostachyus Del.

0

1

13

51

0.001

Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Del.

1

0

0

35

0.001

Acacia abyssinica Hochst. ex. Benth.

2

1

22

43

0.001

Calpurnia aurea (Ait.) Benth. subsp Aurea

2

7

9

46

0.001

Osyris quadripartita Decn.

29

2

0

6

0.006

Nuxia congesta R. Br. ex Fresen.

26

9

1

9

0.019

Rhus vulgaris Meikle.

26

13

9

1

0.031

Gnidia glauca (Fresen.) Gilg.

24

0

0

0

0.004

Rhamnus staddo A. Rich.

23

3

0

0

0.007

Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkm.

21

22

1

0

0.028

Bersama abyssinica Fresen.

21

18

28

1

0.037

Stephania cyanantha Welw.ex Hiern.

19

6

0

0

0.031

Brucea antidysenterica J. F. Mill.

3

12

11

31

0.018

Urera hypselodendron (A. Rich) Wedd.

3

22

10

0

0.037

Solanecio gigas (Vatke) C. Jeffrey.

1

4

17

1

0.05

Albizia schimperiana Oliv.

0

0

50

6

0.001

Asparagus africanus Lam.

0

0

1

27

0.004

Inula confertiflora A.

0

0

18

2

0.018

Hypericum gnidiifolillm A.Rich.

0

0

15

2

0.029

Vernonia amygdalina Del.

0

24

4

2

0.009

Impatiens rothii Hook. f.

0

1

12

1

0.039

Entada abyssinica Steud. ex A. Rich.

0

0

13

0

0.035

Dombeya torrida (J. F. Gmel.) P. Bamps

0

29

3

0

0.001