Data on vegetation sampling in areas dominated by Pteridium aquilinum in Nyungwe forest, Western Province of Rwanda

J M V Senyanzobe; Josephine M Mulei; Elias Bizuru; Concorde Nsengumuremyi

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2021.106772

Data on vegetation sampling in areas dominated by Pteridium aquilinum in Nyungwe forest, Western Province of Rwanda

Data Brief. 2021 Jan 18:34:106772. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2021.106772. eCollection 2021 Feb.

Authors

J M V Senyanzobe¹, Josephine M Mulei², Elias Bizuru¹, Concorde Nsengumuremyi³

Affiliations

¹ University of Rwanda, Rwanda.
² University of Eldoret, Kenya.
³ College of Kitabi, Rwanda.

Abstract

The data presented in this article describe plant traits (ecological strategy, plant succession, biological form, plant distribution and conservation status), cover-abundance scores of individualized communities after the application of Multivariate Statistical Package (MVSP) software and coverage percentage of species which compose the communities in areas sampled from Nyungwe forest. Taxonomic diversity indices (Shannon, Evenness and Richness) were also calculated and included in the dataset. The observed data can support the evaluation of Pteridium invasion in comparable forest types.

Keywords: Cover-abundance; Eagle fern; Plant communities; Plant species; Species diversity; Vegetation data.