Claim · model-written summary
The 25-year-old cocoa agroforest had the highest species richness.
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e1“The 25-year-old CAF was the highest in species richness, while the 10-year-old was the most diverse ( qD = 2.84)”
t0“Variability in forest tree species composition and diversity in different aged cocoa agroforests of Ghana”
Title
Samuel Boadi; Collins Ayine Nsor; Emmanuel Acquah; et al. Agroforestry Systems 2023. doi:10.1007/s10457-023-00903-6
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Forest tree assemblages showed no consistent pattern as cocoa agroforests aged from 5 to 30 years.
- Observation A total of 268 trees comprising 33 species and 14 families were recorded in the six aged cocoa agroforests.
- Observation Species composition and abundance distribution were similar among the cocoa agroforests.
- Observation Terminalia superba was the most abundant forest tree species across the six cocoa agroforests.
- Association The 10-year-old cocoa agroforest was the most diverse, with qD = 2.84.
- Mechanism Farm management activities during cocoa farm establishment likely drive the inconsistent forest tree assemblage patterns.
- Recommendation Sustaining good management practices, especially in older cocoa agroforests, is important to conserve valuable forest tree species.