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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of canopy height and tree canopy cover variables by species and country

From: Environmental factors associated with the distribution of Loa loa vectors Chrysops spp. in Central and West Africa: seeing the forest for the trees

Species

Country

n

Statistic

Canopy height (m)

Tree cover (% canopy > 5 m)

C. silacea

Cameroon

12

Mean

29.0

65.0

SD

5.4

13.3

DRC

14

Mean

20.7

72.3

SD

10.7

19.2

Equatorial Guinea

3

Mean

26.0

56.2

SD

5.0

18.1

Nigeria

10

Mean

17.3

34.0

SD

9.8

21.4

Congo

8

Mean

21.1

74.3

SD

6.2

21.3

South Sudan

1

Mean

15.7

51.9

SD

–

–

Overall

48

Mean

22.4

61.4

SD

9.1

23.3

C. dimidiata

Cameroon

12

Mean

28.0

62.3

SD

5.9

12.6

DRC

7

Mean

20.2

73.2

SD

12.6

23.1

Equatorial Guinea

6

Mean

29.4

63.2

SD

5.9

16.8

Nigeria

2

Mean

27.0

53.0

SD

8.1

27.1

Congo

8

Mean

21.1

74.3

SD

6.2

21.3

Overall

35

Mean

25.1

66.9

SD

8.3

18.5

  1. Abbreviation: DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo, SD standard deviation