Biodiversity of jungles in U Minh Ha National Park, Ca Mau province

Abstract

Biodiversity of jungles in U Minh Ha National Park, Ca Mau Province was conducted on 03 types of U Minh Ha National Park: natural, raised-bed plantation, and in-ground plantation. The data were collected from March 2020 to March 2021, totalling 95 randomly measured plots arranged in the entire stand of U Minh Ha National Park. The data then were processed by Microsoft Excel 2007, Statgraphics Centurion XV version 15.1.02, and Primer 6.0 software. Research results showed that U Minh Ha National Park has a total of 41 species of 28 plant families, including: 37 species in the natural, raised-bed plantation, and in-ground plantation were 13 species. The study also analyzed the relationship between species groups by Cluster and MDS graph, in which the closely related species group in the study area was Melaleuca cajuputi - Stenochlaena palustris - Phragmites karka - Cayratia trifolia.