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Title: | CARBON STOCKS OF NEEM TREE ( Azadirachta indica A. Juss IN DIFFERENT URBAN LAND USE AND LAND COVER TYPES IN NIAMEY CITY, NIGER, WEST AFRICA |
Authors: | Moussa, Soulé Kyereh, Boateng Tougiani, Abasse Amadou Saadou, Mahamane |
Keywords: | Sahel urban forest climate change mitigation |
Issue Date: | 2018 |
Publisher: | SOUTH ASIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH |
Citation: | SOUTH ASIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH, VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2, PP. 153-165. |
Abstract: | Urban trees play a crucial role in carbon offset. Nevertheless, much
attention has been focused on natural trees role in a tmospheric
carbon reduction. Specifically, in Niger, the estimation of carbon
stock of urban trees remains unexplored areas for climat e change
mitigation. The objective of the paper was to estimate carbon stock
of Azadirachta indica in Niamey. We assessed the structure and
carbon stocks of neem trees across urban land use and land cover
types using non destructive method. We measured 853 (DBH 5
cm) stems w ithin 102 plots over 19.41 ha. The mean and standard
error of neem structural characteristics were de nsity 48±9.06
stem s /ha, basal area was 5.23±0.93 m 2 /ha, tree co ver was
26.84±4.48%. Neem tree structural characteristics varied
significantly across land use and land cover types (P = 000.1). Big
stems (40 > cm) contributed about 72% to the total abovegro und
biomass. The mean carbon density was 24.17±3.50 t/ha. While the
highest carbon stock was observed in commercial areas
(67.05±27.49 t/ha), the second lowest carbon stock was in
administrative areas (14.04±2.71 t/ha). Neem trees should be
accounted for i n urban land use planning and national biomass
carbon inventory. These results complement the international tree
carbon dataset and reference level from Sahel city for climate
change mitigation.
Keywords:
Sahel, urban forest, climate change mitigation
1. Introduction |
Description: | This article is published in SOUTH ASIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13483 |
Appears in Collections: | College of Agric and Natural Resources
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