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

Open Journal of Agricultural Research | Vol 1, Issue 2

Table 3. Families Importance Value (FIV).

Subdivision	Families	RFi (%)	RDi (%)	RCi (%)	FIV (%)
Bénoué	Combretaceae	29.21	32.03	28.09	89.35
	Euphorbiaceae	0.43	4.60	6.72	11.76
	Caesalpiniaceae	1.500	20.58	14.50	36.59
	Rhamnaceae	2.59	4.70	2.74	10.04
	Sapotaceae	0.39	2.20	8.24	10.85
	Anacardiaceae	6.03	9.32	5.30	20.66
	Annonaceae	10.74	17.10	11.14	38.98
	Mimosaceae	16.15	16.60	10.62	43.38
	Burseraceae	4.66	10.53	4.49	19.70
	Other families	5.61	8.50	3.58	18.69

Faro	Combretaceae	24.62	30.74	24.60	79.98
	Euphorbiaceae	18.42	10.73	16.53	45.70
	Caesalpiniaceae	18.65	4.40	6.59	29.64
	Annonaceae	9.01	0.42	4.30	13.75
	Rubiaceae	16.44	8.60	6.72	31.76
	Mimosaceae	28.06	10.00	16.20	54.27
	Ebenaceae	11.60	0.90	0.74	13.26
	Sapotaceae	2.85	1.62	5.80	10.29
	Other families	9.35	8.00	4.00	21.35

Mayo-Loutii	Mimosaceae	17.36	10.04	6.00	33.41
	Caesalpiniaceae	4.42	3.04	9.04	16.50
	Euphorbiaceae	4.42	10.00	2.08	16.50
	Combretaceae	12.06	32.00	33.02	77.09
	Burseraceae	10.76	4.00	0.06	14.83
	Verbenaceae	4.38	12.60	8.80	25.79
	Malvaceae	17.72	4.33	7.53	30.59
	Meliaceae	10.05	13.04	7.20	30.31
	Other families	24.50	10.28	20.10	54.98

Mayo-Rey	Combretaceae	21.09	30.2	20.24	71.53
	Anacardiaceae	16.6	20.32	18.3	55.22
	Annonaceae	16.03	15.3	18.3	49.63
	Euphorbiaceae	3.06	9.1	17.15	29.31
	Burseraceae	10.06	5	12.06	27.12
	Verbenaceae	4.38	12	6.4	22.78
	Malvaceae	16.72	4.33	4.53	25.58
	Other families	12.06	3.75	3.02	18.83

Note: RFi: Relative frequency; RDi: Relative density; RCi: Relative Dominance or Cover; FIV: Families Importance Value Index