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Table 6 Pearson correlation coefficients among diversity indices, number of shade trees and C content of trees in ten cacao growing districts in Ghana

From: Shade tree diversity and aboveground carbon stocks in Theobroma cacao agroforestry systems: implications for REDD+ implementation in a West African cacao landscape

 

Crown  %

Shannon H’

Shannon H max

Shannon J

Shade trees C

Total C

Shannon H’

0.7107*

    

Shannon H max

0.6788*

0.4994 ns

   

Shannon J

0.5269 ns

0.9333**

0.1556 ns

  

Shade trees C

0.8952**

0.5791 ns

0.7078*

0.3692 ns

 

Total C

0.8823**

0.4716 ns

0.4920 ns

0.3286 ns

0.8807**

 

No. of shade trees

0.2988 ns

−0.2202 ns

0.6467*

−0.5190 ns

0.4560 ns

0.3595 ns

  1. ns not significant
  2. Asterisks denote statistical significance of correlations: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01