Forest Research: Open Access
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Tveite H

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• Research Article
  Estimating above Ground Biomass and Carbon Stock in the Lake Hawassa Watershed, Ethiopia by Integrating Remote Sensing and Allometric Equations
  Author(s): Wondrade N, Dick OB and Tveite H Wondrade N, Dick OB and Tveite H
  
  With the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere as the result of deforestation, there is a pressing need to estimate biomass and carbon pools in tropical forests. This is, particularly, essential in Africa where reliable biomass data is lacking. The present study was aimed at classifying land use land cover, estimating above ground biomass using remote sensing data and allometric equations, and determining the importance value of species in Lake Hawassa Watershed. Pantropic allometric equations were used that relate tree variables obtained by non-destructive measurements to the oven dry biomass. Local species specific biomass equations were also used to compare the results. The results indicated that the natural forest had lower mean above ground biomass (200.9 Mg/ha) than the plantation forest (223.6 Mg/ha). The pantropic allometric equations overe.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9776.1000151

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