Forest inventory for above ground carbon estimation in  Biosphere Reserve of W. Data mobilized in the framework of the BID-AF2015-0030-SMA project of Isidore AMAHOWE

Ogougbe Isidore AMAHOWE1

1 DGEFC, BP 393 Cotonou, 229, Cotonou, Benin

Corresponding author(s): Ogougbe Isidore AMAHOWE (ogoudje.amahowe@gmail.com)

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Resource Citation

Amahowé I., Yetein M., Houéssou L. G., Gaoué O.,  Moutouama J., Affoukou C., Kakpo Th. 2016. Record of tree species from forest inventory  for above ground carbon estimation in  Biosphere Reserve of W. These data are mobilized through a small grant entitled: BID-AF2015-0030-SMA					

Abstract

 Diameter at breast height (DBH) and total height were measured  for all tree species within the plot. This work comes from a database made by Yetein et al. (in press) who carried out a study on "Dynamic of land cover/land use and above ground carbon estimation in Biosphere Reserve of W.  We recorded all the tree species from this database. From the classification of the main land cover types operated with year 2013 Landsat satellite imagery, 53 plots of 0.2 ha (100 m x 20 m plots)  were randomly established. Then,  Diameter at breast height  (DBH)(cm) and Height (m) were measured on all  tree species on the plots. A total number of 721 records were made in this study.	

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Species composition, dendrometric measurement

Project details

Project title: Carbon estimation of W reserve in Benin

Data published through GBIF: http://ipt-benin.gbif.fr/resource?r=above_biomass_w

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage:  Diameter at breast height (DBH) and total height were measured  for all tree species within the plot. This work comes from a database made by Yetein et al. (in press) who carried out a study on "Dynamic of land cover/land use and above ground carbon estimation in Biosphere Reserve of W.  We recorded all the tree species from this database. From the classification of the main land cover types operated with year 2013 Landsat satellite imagery, 53 plots of 0.2 ha (100 m x 20 m plots)  were randomly established. Then,  Diameter at breast height  (DBH)(cm) and Height (m) were measured on all  tree species on the plots. A total number of 721 records were made in this study.					

Coordinates: 6°30'0''N and 12°30'0''N Latitude; 1°0'0''E and 3°40'12''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: August 5, 2003 - December 31, 2014

Methods

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Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Forest inventory for above ground carbon estimation in  Biosphere Reserve of W. Data mobilized in the framework of the BID-AF2015-0030-SMA project of Isidore AMAHOWE
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Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://ipt-benin.gbif.fr/archive.do?r=above_biomass_w
Publication date of data: 2016-09-08
Language: English
Licences of use: This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode">Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License</a>.

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2016-09-08
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Yetein et al.2016. Dynamic of land cover/land use and above ground carbon estimation in W National Park and its bordering areas. Master Thesis (in press).85p.