Relationships between tree species diversity and above-ground biomass in Central African rainforests: implications for REDD
Tropical forests are both important stores of carbon and among the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) schemes are designed to mitigate the impacts of climate change, by conserving tropical forests threatened by deforestation or degr...
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| author | Day, M. Baldauf, C. Rutishauser, E. Sunderland, Terry C.H. |
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| description | Tropical forests are both important stores of carbon and among the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) schemes are designed to mitigate the impacts of climate change, by conserving tropical forests threatened by deforestation or degradation. REDD schemes also have the potential to contribute significantly to biodiversity conservation efforts within tropical forests, however biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration need to be aligned more closely for this potential to be realized. This paper analyses the relationship between tree species diversity and above-ground biomass (AGB) derived from 1-ha tree plots in Central African rainforests. There was a weakly significant correlation between tree biomass and tree species diversity (r = 0.21, p = 0.03), and a significantly higher mean species diversity in plots with larger AGB estimates (M = 44.38 species in the top eight plots, compared to M = 35.22 in the lower eight plots). In these Central African plots, the relationship between tree species diversity and AGB appeared to be highly variable; nonetheless, high species diversity may often be related to higher biomass and, in such cases, REDD schemes may enhance biodiversity by targeting species diverse forests. |
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| spelling | CGSpace938212025-06-17T08:23:38Z Relationships between tree species diversity and above-ground biomass in Central African rainforests: implications for REDD Day, M. Baldauf, C. Rutishauser, E. Sunderland, Terry C.H. biomass forests species diversity tropical forests Tropical forests are both important stores of carbon and among the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) schemes are designed to mitigate the impacts of climate change, by conserving tropical forests threatened by deforestation or degradation. REDD schemes also have the potential to contribute significantly to biodiversity conservation efforts within tropical forests, however biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration need to be aligned more closely for this potential to be realized. This paper analyses the relationship between tree species diversity and above-ground biomass (AGB) derived from 1-ha tree plots in Central African rainforests. There was a weakly significant correlation between tree biomass and tree species diversity (r = 0.21, p = 0.03), and a significantly higher mean species diversity in plots with larger AGB estimates (M = 44.38 species in the top eight plots, compared to M = 35.22 in the lower eight plots). In these Central African plots, the relationship between tree species diversity and AGB appeared to be highly variable; nonetheless, high species diversity may often be related to higher biomass and, in such cases, REDD schemes may enhance biodiversity by targeting species diverse forests. 2014-03 2018-07-03T10:56:27Z 2018-07-03T10:56:27Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93821 en Open Access Cambridge University Press Day, M., Baldauf, C., Rutishauser, E., Sunderland, T.C.H. . 2014. Relationships between tree species diversity and above-ground biomass in Central African rainforests : implications for REDD. Environmental Conservation, 41 (1) : 64-72. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892913000295 |
| spellingShingle | biomass forests species diversity tropical forests Day, M. Baldauf, C. Rutishauser, E. Sunderland, Terry C.H. Relationships between tree species diversity and above-ground biomass in Central African rainforests: implications for REDD |
| title | Relationships between tree species diversity and above-ground biomass in Central African rainforests: implications for REDD |
| title_full | Relationships between tree species diversity and above-ground biomass in Central African rainforests: implications for REDD |
| title_fullStr | Relationships between tree species diversity and above-ground biomass in Central African rainforests: implications for REDD |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationships between tree species diversity and above-ground biomass in Central African rainforests: implications for REDD |
| title_short | Relationships between tree species diversity and above-ground biomass in Central African rainforests: implications for REDD |
| title_sort | relationships between tree species diversity and above ground biomass in central african rainforests implications for redd |
| topic | biomass forests species diversity tropical forests |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93821 |
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