Diversity, Species Richness, and Importance Value of Flora in USTP-Claveria Campus

This study aimed to determine the species richness, biodiversity, and importance value of selected plants of different land uses in USTP Claveria Campus, Barangay Poblacion, Claveria, Misamis Oriental. Seven sample plots (land uses) comprising 70 sample points were established throughout the 65-ha campus for data collection. The measurement of biometrics and biomass of each plant were conducted to determine the species richness, diversity indices, absolute density, absolute density of each species, relative density of a species, dominance, relative cover, absolute frequency, relative frequency, and importance value of trees using the point-centered quarter method (PCQM). General findings revealed that the campus is rich in tree species (38).  Importance values are high for Acacia mangium Willd. (Sites 1 and 6), Swietenia macrophylla King (Sites 2, 3, 4), Vitex parviflora Juss. (Site 5) and Schizolobium parahyba (Vell.) S.F. Blake (Site 7).  Species diversity is high at Site 3 (3.27).  This study generates a piece of essential information in the implementation relevant to the present and future development of the campus, valuation (i.e. Expanded Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), assessment (EIA), and accreditation (i.e. UI Green Metrics World University Ranking).

Keywords: Inventory, species richness, diversity, valuation, importance value