After the forest is disturbed to different
degrees, the cumulative numbers of trees and stems,
the density of trees and stems, and the basal area all
show somewhat similar changes in pattern (Table 1).
The lowest value of each character was found in the
VH area or orchard. The value then increases from
the H area (15 years old abandoned field) to the M
area (clear cut land) and reaches its maximum value in
the L area before declining a little in the VL area, an
area that is similar to a primary forest.