Abstract
Cocoa agroforestry system is a form of permanent agriculture where cocoa grows in association with different tree species. This study assessed forest trees assemblages in six aged cocoa agroforests (CAFs). Trees were inventoried on 88 CAF plots (25 × 25 m) of aged 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years. MacArthur Broken Stick model, Chao-1 estimates, and Hill numbers were used to quantify tree assemblages. Analysis of similarity was performed to compare species composition of assemblages. A total of 268 trees comprising 33 species and 14 families were identified in the six aged CAFs. No consistent patterns were observed for forest trees assemblages as farms aged from 5 to 30 years. Species composition and abundance distribution were similar among the CAFs. Terminalia superba ( n = 58) was the most abundant forest tree species across the six CAFs. The 25-year-old CAF was the highest in species richness, while the 10-year-old was the most diverse ( qD = 2.84). The inconsistent patterns for forest trees assemblages in the six CAFs highlight the influence of farm management activities during cocoa farm establishment. The presence of valuable forest tree species (e.g., Cola gigantea, Triplochiton scleroxylon, and Enthandrophragma cylindricum ) underscores the importance of sustaining good management practices, especially in older cocoa agroforests.
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Claim · model-written summary
Forest tree assemblages showed no consistent pattern as cocoa agroforests aged from 5 to 30 years.
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e1“No consistent patterns were observed for forest trees assemblages as farms aged from 5 to 30 years”
t0“Variability in forest tree species composition and diversity in different aged cocoa agroforests of Ghana”
Claim · model-written summary
A total of 268 trees comprising 33 species and 14 families were recorded in the six aged cocoa agroforests.
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e1“A total of 268 trees comprising 33 species and 14 families were identified in the six aged CAFs”
t0“Variability in forest tree species composition and diversity in different aged cocoa agroforests of Ghana”
Claim · model-written summary
Species composition and abundance distribution were similar among the cocoa agroforests.
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e1“Species composition and abundance distribution were similar among the CAFs”
t0“Variability in forest tree species composition and diversity in different aged cocoa agroforests of Ghana”
Claim · model-written summary
Terminalia superba was the most abundant forest tree species across the six cocoa agroforests.
- Taxon
- Terminalia superba
Terminalia superbae1 - Outcome
- forest tree speciese1
- Direction
- most abundante1
- Value
- n = 58e1
- Setting
- six CAFse1
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Verbatim
e1“Terminalia superba ( n = 58) was the most abundant forest tree species across the six CAFs”
t0“Variability in forest tree species composition and diversity in different aged cocoa agroforests of Ghana”
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”
Claim · model-written summary
The 10-year-old cocoa agroforest was the most diverse, with qD = 2.84.
Verbatim
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”
Claim · model-written summary
Farm management activities during cocoa farm establishment likely drive the inconsistent forest tree assemblage patterns.
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e1“The inconsistent patterns for forest trees assemblages in the six CAFs highlight the influence of farm management activities during cocoa farm establishment”
t0“Variability in forest tree species composition and diversity in different aged cocoa agroforests of Ghana”
Claim · model-written summary
Sustaining good management practices, especially in older cocoa agroforests, is important to conserve valuable forest tree species.
Verbatim
e1“The presence of valuable forest tree species (e.g., Cola gigantea, Triplochiton scleroxylon, and Enthandrophragma cylindricum ) underscores the importance of sustaining good management practices, especially in older cocoa agroforests”