Stump height: a potential escalator of wood volume and carbon removals in miombo woodlands of mainland Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorManyanda, Bernardol John
dc.contributor.authorMalimbwi, Rogers Ernest
dc.contributor.authorMugasha, Wilson Ancelm
dc.contributor.authorNzunda, Emmanuel F.
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-22T08:56:48Z
dc.date.available2022-08-22T08:56:48Z
dc.date.issued2022-04
dc.descriptionEnvironment, Development and Sustainability Journalen_US
dc.description.abstractMitigation and adaptation to climate change in developing countries require sustainable forest management through either retaining the forest unharvested, i.e., conservation or an increased need for proper tree harvesting. However, significant number of trees harvested in miombo woodland of mainland Tanzania are not cut at the specified stump height, i.e., 15 cm from the ground. Leaving extra stump height (ESH) would escalate wood vol- ume removals and hence carbon emissions. Better insights on the extent of wood volume and carbon emissions of ESH in miombo woodlands are apparently needed. This study intended to estimate volume and carbon of ESH in miombo woodland of mainland Tan- zania. Based on a sample of 5 264 stumps collected in miombo woodlands of Mainland Tanzania, total annual volume and annual carbon per hectare of ESH were estimated by using equation applicable to cylinder in R software. Result revealed that total annual vol- ume, annual volume and carbon per hectare lost through ESH were 3 800 000 ­m −3 ­year −1 , 0.098 ± 0.034m 3 ha −1 ­year −1 and 0.028 ± 0.009 ­tCha −1 ­year −1 , respectively. The volume and carbon loss from ESH per hectare per year escalate 6% and 5% of more volume and car- bon removals, respectively, in the entire miombo woodlands and its categories in mainland Tanzania. Since annual volume loss of ESH is almost 1⁄4 of annual volume deficit of 19.5 million ­m 3 year −1 , the deficit and further removals could be lowered through adhering to appropriate harvesting regulations.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAbstract only. Full text available at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-022-02305-7en_US
dc.identifier.citationManyanda, Bernardol & Mugasha, Wilson & Nzunda, Emmanuel & Malimbwi, R.E.. (2022). Stump height: a potential escalator of wood volume and carbon removals in miombo woodlands of mainland Tanzania. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 10.1007/s10668-022-02305-7.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4450
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectVolume lossen_US
dc.subjectExtra stump heighten_US
dc.subjectMiomboen_US
dc.subjectTree removalsen_US
dc.subjectCarbon removalen_US
dc.titleStump height: a potential escalator of wood volume and carbon removals in miombo woodlands of mainland Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-022-02305-7en_US

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