There was, however, no significant variation in
woody species richness among the rest of the forest types (disturbed
primary forest, old-growth secondary forest, middle-aged
secondary forest, mixed indigenous plantation and M. eminii and
P. patula monoculture plantations) (F(1,5) = 0.96; p = 0.463). Similarly,
there was a significant variation in Shannon diversity index
(F(1,8) = 5.46; p = 0.002), which was attributed to significantly lower
woody species diversity indices in young secondary forest and B.
javanica monoculture plantation than the other forest types