A Comparative Survey of Stem Density in Damaged, Primary

and Secondary Rain Forest in Mastatal Costa Rica  

 

 

Background

Project Summary

Survey Type

Sample Sites:

Jeannie's High Trail

Jeannie's Low Trail

La Congreja Trail

Comparative Conclusions

Reference

DBH

Distance to last tree

Transect

Tree 1

Tree 2

Tree 3

Tree 4

Tree 5

3A

24.6 cm

8.6 cm

17.2 cm

35.1 cm

16.0 cm

4.4 m

species

unknown 12

unknown 11

unknown 13

unknown 14

unknown 15

3B

7.5 cm

6.3 cm

17.5 cm

9.5 cm

15.3 cm

4.1 m

species

unknown 16

ojoche

vehuco

unknown

caobilla

3C

15.0 cm

33.9 cm

37.5 cm

19.0 cm

5.5 cm

5.0 m

species

ira rosa

cocobolo

cerillo

mastate

unknown 10

3D

33.4 cm

7.9 cm

8.2 cm

10.4 cm

5.6 cm

2.1 m

species

lagartillo

lagartillo

unknown 9

sapodilla

lagartillo

3E

14.7 cm

35.1 cm

5.2cm

16.2 cm

18.5 cm

3.1 m

species

ira rosa

caja blanca

botarama

unknown 8

mastate

3F

18.0 cm

10.4 cm

9.6 cm

15.8 cm

84.8 cm

3.5 m

species

unknown

ira de agua

unknown

unknown

mastate

3G

22.8 cm

5.3 cm

26.0 cm

6.5 cm

11.8 cm

5.1 m

species

caobilla

unknown 1

ira rosa

ira de agua

unknown 2

3H

9.9 cm

6.9 cm

10.8 cm

9.1 cm

6.2 cm

4.5 m

species

sapadillo

unknown 3

unknown 4

unknown 5

ira de agua

La Congreja Trail sample data for primary forest.

La Congreja Trail:

The third and final transect was  located in a primary forest area.  It was about 50 meters from the edge of La Congreja Trail in a protected forest area.  This area was even more densely populated and had larger stems in the plot.  It had a total of 40 trees within a maximum of 5.1 meters from the centerline.