Total number of wooded species and their structural distribution in the study plots at the five different forest reserves, divided into three different categories depending on the vertical distribution: upper canopy layer (UCL), lower canopy layer (LCL), and shrub level (SL) with plants < 1.5 m.
Species | Akhmeta | Bakuriani | Kutaisi | Mtskheta | Oni |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abies nordmanniana | - | SL/LCL/UCL | - | - | SL/LCL/UCL |
Acer campestre | SL | UCL | UCL | - | LCL |
Acer cappadocicum | - | - | - | - | LCL |
Acer platanoides | - | - | - | - | UCL |
Acer trautvetteri | - | UCL | - | - | - |
Carpinus betulus | UCL | LCL | UCL | - | LCL |
Carpinus orientalis | LCL | - | LCL | SL/LCL/UCL | - |
Castanea sativa | - | - | - | - | UCL |
Celtis caucasica | - | - | - | UCL | - |
Cornus mas | LCL | - | - | SL/LCL | - |
Cornus sanguineum | SL | - | - | SL/LCL | - |
Corylus avellana | - | SL/LCL | - | - | SL/LCL |
Cotoneaster sp. | - | - | - | SL | - |
Cotinus cogyggria | - | - | - | SL | - |
Crataegus monogyna | SL/LCL | - | SL/LCL | - | - |
Euonymus verrucosa | - | - | - | SL | - |
Fagus orientalis | - | SL/LCL/UCL | - | - | SL/LCL/UCL |
Fraxinus excelsior | SL | - | - | UCL | - |
Ilex colchica | - | - | - | - | SL |
Juniperus foetidissima | - | - | - | UCL | - |
Juniperus excelsa | - | - | - | UCL | - |
Juniperus oxycedrus | - | - | - | SL/LCL | - |
Ligustrum vulgare | SL | - | - | SL | - |
Lonicera caucasica | - | SL | - | - | - |
Paliurus spina-christi | - | - | - | SL/LCL | - |
Picea orientalis | - | LCL/UCL | - | - | LCL/UCL |
Pinus sylvetris spp. hamata | - | UCL | - | - | - |
Populus tremula | - | UCL | - | - | - |
Prunus avium | UCL | - | UCL | - | - |
Prunus cerasifera | - | - | - | SL | - |
Prunus lauracersus | - | - | - | - | SL |
Pyrus caucasica | - | UCL | - | - | - |
Quercus colchica | UCL | - | UCL | UCL | - |
Quercus hartwissiana | - | - | UCL | - | - |
Quercus macranthera | - | UCL | - | - | - |
Rhododendron luteum | - | SL | - | - | - |
Rhododendron ponticum | - | SL | - | - | - |
Ruscus ponticus | SL | - | SL | SL | - |
Sorbus torminalis | - | - | UCL | - | - |
Tilia begoniifolia | - | SL/LCL/UCL | - | - | SL/LCL/UCL |
Ulmus glabra | UCL | UCL | - | - | LCL |
Viburnum lantana | - | - | - | SL | SL |
Viburnum opulus | - | SL | - | - | SL |
Zelkova carpinifolia | UCL | - | UCL | - | - |