Tipo
Artigos em Revista
Tipo de Documento
Artigo Completo
Título
Assessing the Impact of Charcoal Production on Southern Angolan Miombo and Mopane Woodlands
Participantes na publicação
Raquel Kissanga (Author)
Luís Catarino (Author)
Dep. Biologia Vegetal
CE3C
Cristina Máguas (Author)
Dep. Biologia Vegetal
CE3C
Ana I. R. Cabral (Author)
Sergio Chozas (Author)
Dep. Biologia Vegetal
CE3C
Resumo
About 80% of Angola’s forest surface is covered by Miombo and Mopane woodlands, which are explored for diverse activities such as fuelwood and food. This study aimed to assess the recovery dynamics of Miombo and Mopane woodlands after the selective cutting of tree species for charcoal production. For that, the structure and composition of plant communities in 37 plots, located in southwestern Angola, were characterized in fallows of different ages. Results showed that the diameter at breast height, basal area, biomass, and biovolume of trees all rose as the age of the fallow increased, and there were no significant differences in richness, diversity, or dominance of trees between adult–young classes or recent–older fallows. In Mopane, fallows took longer to regenerate, were more affected by environmental and anthropogenic factors, and also presented a higher species adaptation to disturbance. There were more sprouter and seeder trees in Miombo, and new kilns were more distant from roads and villages. Moreover, the selective removal of species deeply altered the community structure and dynamics, despite not directly affecting tree diversity. Thus, new management strategies are needed to ensure the survival of these woodlands such as expanding protected areas and increasing systematic research.
Data de Publicação
2023-12-30
Suporte
Forests
Identificadores da Publicação
ISSN - 1999-4907
Editora
MDPI AG
Identificadores do Documento
DOI -
https://doi.org/10.3390/f15010078
URL -
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f15010078
Identificadores de Qualidade
Web Of Science Q1 (2021) - 3.282 - FORESTRY - SCIE
SCOPUS Q1 (2021) - 4 - Forestry
SCIMAGO Q1 (2021) - 623 - Forestry
Keywords
Brachystegia spp.
Colophospermum mopane
fallows
forest degradation
Southern Africa