Investigation of the Desirable Predictor Variable in Accounting Above-Ground Carbon for Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia Pax. (Kudu-Berry)

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dc.contributor.authorMganga, Nyatwere D.
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T15:00:33Z
dc.date.available2016-04-19T15:00:33Z
dc.date.issued2016-01
dc.description.abstractBiological interactions that involve the capture of the ever increasing levels of carbon dioxide in forest ecosystems have drawn global attentions to carbon accounting. In the present study the desirable predictor variable in carbon accounting was established in Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia Pax. Twenty one trees of P. maprouneifolia Pax with diameter at breast height (DBH) from 5.7 to 14.7 cm and total height (H) between 300 cm to 672 cm were destructively sampled from Miombo woodland of Ilunde in Tanzania. Regression analysis was carried out by using DBH and H as predictor variables. The best fit allometric models in stems and branches were obtained when both H and DBH were used as predictor variables with coefficient of determination values (R2) of 0.99 and 0.79 at P < 0.05, on the contrary, in leaves and/or twigs the best fit allometric model had R2 of 0.96 when DBH was the only predictor variable.In P. maprouneifolia Pax. measurement of both DBH and H is recommended for reliable carbon inventory in the Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands under the specified tree dimensions.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWorld Bank through Mkwawa University College of Educationen_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-5907 AND 2394-5915
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1607
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectDesirable explanatory for carbon accounting in forestsen_US
dc.titleInvestigation of the Desirable Predictor Variable in Accounting Above-Ground Carbon for Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia Pax. (Kudu-Berry)en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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