Comparative Analysis of Understorey Floristic Diversity and Carbon Stocks in Poorly and Intensively Managed Tectona grandis Plantations
Joint Authors
Asare, A.
Asante, W. A.
Owusu-Prempeh, N.
Opuni Frimpong, E.
Adusu, D.
Source
International Journal of Forestry Research
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-09-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The role of forest plantations in carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation is a topical issue among researchers and policymakers globally.
This study compares understorey floristic diversity and carbon stock of a 15-year-old monoculture Tectona grandis plantation under intensive and poor management in a dry semideciduous ecological zone of Ghana.
The study employed a nested plot design with twelve (12) 50 m × 50 m plots laid at 50 m intervals along a diagonal line transect on both study sites for the sampling of Tectona grandis trees.
Understorey trees, shrubs, and climbers were sampled within 10 m × 10 m subplot, whilst grasses and herbs were sampled within 1 m × 1 m quadrats.
The study revealed a significantly higher understorey species diversity in the intensively managed plantation (Shannon index; species richness) compared with that of the poorly managed plantation.
Similarly, total biomass (189.80 ± 1.846 Mg/ha) and carbon stock (94.90 ± 0.92 Mg C/ha) in the intensively managed plantation were observed to be significantly higher than the poorly managed plantation (biomass: 138.54 ± 3.70 Mg/ha; carbon stock: 64.27 ± 1.85 Mg C/ha), whiles the species composition between the two sites was different (Sorenson’s similarity index: 0.47).
The study, therefore, concludes that silvicultural forest management interventions improve the understorey floristic diversity and carbon stock in monoculture plantations.
Consequently, the study recommends the adoption of silvicultural interventions in plantation management in Ghana to improve their contributions to carbon sequestration and floristic diversity conservation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Asare, A.& Asante, W. A.& Owusu-Prempeh, N.& Opuni Frimpong, E.& Adusu, D.. 2020. Comparative Analysis of Understorey Floristic Diversity and Carbon Stocks in Poorly and Intensively Managed Tectona grandis Plantations. International Journal of Forestry Research،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Asare, A.…[et al.]. Comparative Analysis of Understorey Floristic Diversity and Carbon Stocks in Poorly and Intensively Managed Tectona grandis Plantations. International Journal of Forestry Research No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Asare, A.& Asante, W. A.& Owusu-Prempeh, N.& Opuni Frimpong, E.& Adusu, D.. Comparative Analysis of Understorey Floristic Diversity and Carbon Stocks in Poorly and Intensively Managed Tectona grandis Plantations. International Journal of Forestry Research. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1170900
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1170900