Structure of cocoa agroforest of Southern Cameroon

This study determined the structure of cocoa plantations along a continuous gradient of market access, population density and resource use intensity in the humid forest zone of southern Cameroon. The study area comprises the sub-regions of Yaoundé, Mbalmayo, and Ebolowa. Market access, population de...

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Autores principales: Sonwa, D.J., Weise, Stephan F., Nkongmeneck, B.A., Tchatat, M., Janssens, M.J.J.
Formato: Póster
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91718
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author Sonwa, D.J.
Weise, Stephan F.
Nkongmeneck, B.A.
Tchatat, M.
Janssens, M.J.J.
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Nkongmeneck, B.A.
Sonwa, D.J.
Tchatat, M.
Weise, Stephan F.
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Weise, Stephan F.
Nkongmeneck, B.A.
Tchatat, M.
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description This study determined the structure of cocoa plantations along a continuous gradient of market access, population density and resource use intensity in the humid forest zone of southern Cameroon. The study area comprises the sub-regions of Yaoundé, Mbalmayo, and Ebolowa. Market access, population density and resource use intensity all decreased from the first to the third sub-region. For cocoa and associated plants, we determined (i) the density; (ii) the basal area across strata; (iii) the total structure of associated plants; and (iv) the typology of agroforest based on cocoa and other trees (including Musa species and oil palms). Cocoa agroforests of southern Cameroon present a variation of structures that offer several management options for biodiversity conservation and fulfilment of other socio-economic and ecological services.
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spelling CGSpace917182025-09-03T06:03:04Z Structure of cocoa agroforest of Southern Cameroon Sonwa, D.J. Weise, Stephan F. Nkongmeneck, B.A. Tchatat, M. Janssens, M.J.J. cocoa (plant) agroforesty plantations biodiversity conservation market access population density This study determined the structure of cocoa plantations along a continuous gradient of market access, population density and resource use intensity in the humid forest zone of southern Cameroon. The study area comprises the sub-regions of Yaoundé, Mbalmayo, and Ebolowa. Market access, population density and resource use intensity all decreased from the first to the third sub-region. For cocoa and associated plants, we determined (i) the density; (ii) the basal area across strata; (iii) the total structure of associated plants; and (iv) the typology of agroforest based on cocoa and other trees (including Musa species and oil palms). Cocoa agroforests of southern Cameroon present a variation of structures that offer several management options for biodiversity conservation and fulfilment of other socio-economic and ecological services. 2007 2018-03-20T14:07:54Z 2018-03-20T14:07:54Z Poster https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91718 en Limited Access Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Sonwa, D.J., Weise, S.F., Nkongmeneck, B.A., Tchatat, M. & Janssens, M.J.J. (2007). Structure of cocoa agroforest of Southern Cameroon. Poster: At Second International Symposium on. Multi-strata agroforestry systems with perennial crops: making ecosystem services count for farmers, consumers and the environment . CATIE, 2007 Sept. 17-21; Costa Rica.
spellingShingle cocoa (plant)
agroforesty
plantations
biodiversity conservation
market access
population density
Sonwa, D.J.
Weise, Stephan F.
Nkongmeneck, B.A.
Tchatat, M.
Janssens, M.J.J.
Structure of cocoa agroforest of Southern Cameroon
title Structure of cocoa agroforest of Southern Cameroon
title_full Structure of cocoa agroforest of Southern Cameroon
title_fullStr Structure of cocoa agroforest of Southern Cameroon
title_full_unstemmed Structure of cocoa agroforest of Southern Cameroon
title_short Structure of cocoa agroforest of Southern Cameroon
title_sort structure of cocoa agroforest of southern cameroon
topic cocoa (plant)
agroforesty
plantations
biodiversity conservation
market access
population density
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91718
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