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Table 4 Diversity indices of the soil seed bank in different soil layers

From: Effects of the seasonal flooding on riparian soil seed bank in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region: a case study in Shanmu River

Types

Soil layer (cm)

Species number

Margalef index

Simpson index

Shannon–Wiener index

Pielou index

Flooding zone

0–5

42

3.296

0.891

2.654

0.710

5–10

34

2.851

0.859

2.447

0.694

10–15

30

2.705

0.886

2.582

0.759

Non-flooding zone

0–5

26

2.444

0.901

2.540

0.780

5–10

18

1.837

0.878

2.416

0.836

10–15

22

2.279

0.906

2.594

0.839