Table 1 Details of sampling plots. Plot ages were determined by consultation with local people. The labels in the first column are used to identify plots throughout the rest of the paper.
Plot | Details | Size (ha.) |
|---|---|---|
jh1A | 1 year jhum fallows, cultivated and abandoned in 1998 | 3–4 |
jh1B | 1 year jhum fallows, cultivated and abandoned in 1998 | 3–4 |
jh5 | Two adjoining, indistinguishable 4–5 year jhum fields cultivated and abandoned in 1994 & 1996 respectively | 4–6 |
jh10 | Three adjoining, indistinguishable 7–10 year jhum fields cultivated and abandoned between 1988 & 1991 | 4–6 |
jh35 | Five adjoining, indistinguishable 30–35 year post-jhum fields cultivated and abandoned between 1963 & 1969 | 8–10 |
tk4 | 4 year old teak plantation, planted in 1994 | 3–4 |
tk 22 | Subset of a 22 year old teak plantation, planted in 1977 | 4–6 |
matA | Subset of slightly disturbed contiguous mature forest | 4–6 |
matB | Subset of undisturbed contiguous mature forest | 4–6 |
matC | Subset of undisturbed contiguous mature forest | 4–6 |