This unit highlights the degree of class association with the indigenous trees concerning this reserve after ascertaining either there is union. Bagale forest reserve is a valuable ecological source constituted in December, 1954. Over the age, this ecosystem has been defenseless to various forms of anthropogenic activities that no doubt had damaging effects on the forest form and species composition. The friendship among inborn trees ≥ 10cm girth at width at breast (dbh) height was determined to determine their level of union in the Bagale Forest Reserve, Adamawa State, Nigeria. Fifteen sample plots each measuring 100m x 100m were laid in five fragments, at Tudun Wada (<200m) Holin (200 - 300m), Modire (300 - 400m) Lugga (400 - 500m) and Wurodole (>500m) above ocean's surface. Trees in each quadrat were identified and abridge and association among ruling class subjected to statistical reasoning using Pearson's equivalence coefficient. The survey yielded 312 individual shrubs which were grouped into 45 sapling species accompanying positive and negative relationships (union). Results showed that positive and negative equivalences at (p=0.1) and (p=0.5) were obtained with these trees in the study area. The result more revealed that the unchanging tree species wih various sizes led to different flavorful species, copiousness, diversiy and composition under and around the seedlings crowns. It is advised that studies of the synecology of forest reserves be administered throughout the country with its own government to help with the study of trees' allocation patterns because the information assembled from such an endeavour will suffice for planning, managing, and making policy had connection with forests.
Author(s) Details:
J. E. Omijeh,
Department
of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Modibbo Adama University of Technology,
Yola, Nigeria.
I.
O. Tella,
Department
of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Modibbo Adama University of Technology,
Yola, Nigeria.
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