Claim · model-written summary
Carbon stocks decreased in cocoa farms relative to natural forest.
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e0“The magnitude of carbon stocks decrease in the cocoa farms compared to the natural forest.”
Title
Effect of cocoa farming intensification on biodiversity and ecosystem properties in southern Ghana
A. Tetteh Daniel; Asase Alex; Ofori-Frimpong Kwesi; et al. Journal of Ecology and the Natural Environment 2018. doi:10.5897/jene2017.0673
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Observation Intensive cocoa farmland had significantly lower tree species diversity than traditional cocoa farms and natural forest.
- Observation Intensive cocoa farmland had significantly lower soil microfungi diversity than traditional cocoa farms and natural forest.
- Observation Soil invertebrate diversity was higher in traditional cocoa farms than natural forest.
- Observation Shaded litter fall production declined across cocoa management systems.
- Observation Total soil nitrogen was high in intensive cocoa farms and low in natural forest.
- Observation Soil phosphorus was high in intensive cocoa farms and low in natural forest.
- Observation Soil organic carbon was higher in natural forest than intensive cocoa farms.
- Observation Total litter mass was higher in traditional cocoa farms than natural forests.
- Recommendation The authors encourage shaded cocoa agroforests for biodiversity conservation and sustainable cocoa management.