Above-Ground Carbon Allometric Models for Diplorhynchus condylocarpon (Müll. Arg.) Pichon., A Common Miombo Woodland Associate

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dc.creatorMganga, Nyatwere D.
dc.creatorLyaruu, Herbert V.M.
dc.creatorBanyikwa, Feetham F.
dc.date2016-04-19T14:26:19Z
dc.date2016-04-19T14:26:19Z
dc.date2015-07
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-18T12:07:59Z
dc.date.available2018-04-18T12:07:59Z
dc.descriptionEstimation of carbon using allometric models facilitates sustainable management of forests and woodlands. Reliable estimations of carbon in most ecosystems can only be accomplished by using species-specific allometric models which are lacking for many species. The present study was carried out so as to develop the best fit above-ground carbon allometric models of various tree components; stems, branches, twigs and leaves of Diplorhynchus condylocarpon (Horn-pod tree), a species that is commonly associated with Miombo woodlands. Twenty one trees of D. condylocarpon with a ranging diameter at breast height (DBH) from 5 to 19 cm were destructively sampled from Miombo woodlands of Kitwe in Tanzania. Linear models were assessed for above-ground carbon using regression analysis. Regression analysis was carried out by relating above-ground carbon of tree components to DBH and height (H), using DBH and H as predictor variables. The best fit allometric models for above-ground carbon of total, stems, branches and twigs and/or leaves had coefficient of determination values (R2) of 0.98, 0.98, 0.96 and 0.79 respectively at P < 0.05. Above-ground carbon allometric models developed have wide application in sustainable use of the species and carbon accounting particularly in Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands without future destructive sampling.
dc.descriptionWorld Bank through Mkwawa University College of Education
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1604
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10964
dc.languageen
dc.subjectForestry biology, allometric models
dc.titleAbove-Ground Carbon Allometric Models for Diplorhynchus condylocarpon (Müll. Arg.) Pichon., A Common Miombo Woodland Associate
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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