| Life forms | Shannon Diversity | P-value | |
| Core | Buffer |
| |
| Trees | 4.32 ± 0.09 | 4.55 ± 0.09 | 0.089 |
| Saplings | 4.32 ± 0.10 | 4.29 ± 0.06 | 0.823 |
| Seedlings | 4.93 ± 0.09 | 5.11 ± 0.11 | 0.217 |